A REPORT going before councillors tomorrow claims that Perthshire’s social work services have been making good progress and are “in a strong position to meet the challenges that lie ahead”.

Angus Council has said it takes the safety of staff seriously after figures obtained by The Courier revealed that 279 of its social workers have been assaulted in the last two years.

The role nurses and other professionals play in caring for the elderly is set to be assessed by an independent panel of experts, under new Scottish government plans.

Social-care workers face worsening terms and conditions as a result of “personalisation” policies, according to new research.

The most vulnerable children will be given greater protection under new measures announced by the Scottish Government yesterday.

In advance of the review of the National Occupational Standards in Health and Social Care and Children’s Care Learning and Development in 2011, Skills for Care and Development are looking for comments on whether the Sector Qualification and Learning Strategy has adequately set out the picture for Scotland.

BASW Scotland has paid tribute to John Waterhouse, an experienced criminal justice social worker and contributor to the British Journal of Social Work, who died earlier this month.

THE council may have come under fire for its handling of the big freeze, but its employees have been hailed as “heroic” for going above and beyond the call of duty to help the city’s most vulnerable people.

The Highland Council and NHS Highland have decided to integreate health and social care services to improve quality and reduce costs.  A new model for service delivery has been proposed which ensure shared accountability even though each organisation would be responsible for specific services.

Sex offenders released into the community should be monitored using GPS satellite tracking, according to a leading academic.