People with dementia in care homes typically spend just two minutes in every six hours talking to others, according to a major report highlighting widespread failings in dementia care.

Planned legislation to reform the care system fails to ensure abused children receive vital therapy, according to a child-protection charity.

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council (GSCC) on 23 November 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Leeds who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

Social workers are increasingly at a loss as to what to do when representing vulnerable people in their care to local authorities as council cutbacks mean only people who are deemed to have extensive needs will be catered for.

A team which does dirty and dangerous work cleaning up after drug abuse has been given an award to recognise its impact on the safety of communities in Leeds.

Boys brought up by their fathers during their early years are less well prepared for school, claims a Bristol University study.