As the diversity of demands from older people puts its strain on the social care sector, Allan Bowman, chairman of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, explores the personalisation of social care and what it involves for local authorities, voluntary organisations and independent providers

AN investigation into conditions at a Fylde care home has ended. Police have passed evidence from their probe into Milbanke Care Home, Kirkham, to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will decide if any charges need to be brought.

ADULT social care services in Middlesbrough are the best in the country. The Commission for Social Care Inspectorate recently announced its star ratings for 150 adult social care authorities across the country.

A social worker has resigned over the death of five-month-old Alisha Allen, council bosses confirmed yesterday. A spokeswoman for Durham County Council confirmed the resignation on the day that shocked MPs were told three children a week die in Britain as a result of abuse.

THE conviction of Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan for the abduction of Karen’s daughter Shannon, has led to a review of child protection services in Kirklees.

DONCASTER social workers are facing a growing deluge of concerns that children are being abused or neglected, the Free Press can reveal.

WORK will start next summer on a new 40-bed care home in Retford after permission was finally granted following a lengthy planning saga.

Accusations and proposals are thick in the air following the appalling death of Baby P. But the system as a whole is not proven broken by even this awful tragedy, writes Maggie Atkinson, president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services

A JUDGE has called for an inquiry into why Social Services did not intervene in the case of four Mansfield children neglected by their mother and stepfather.

SOCIAL services staff have been told to “whistleblow” in order to prevent a repeat of the failings which led to the death of five-month-old Alisha Allen.