SOCIAL workers in Neath Port Talbot have been burning the midnight oil just to keep on top of their caseloads, it has been claimed.

A SCHEME helping elderly people stay in their own homes for longer, rather than going permanently into a care home, is being extended in Swansea.

A new campaign to warn that HIV infection is still a health risk launches in Wales on World Aids Day, December 1.

A SOCIAL care pioneer picked up two major UK awards. Mario Kreft was honoured at the prestigious UK Over 50s Housing Awards at a glittering ceremony in London.

Carmarthenshire Council has to find at least £16m in savings over the next three years – and depending on what Chancellor George Osbourne says in his Autumn Statement next week – it could well be more.

SCRUTINY committee members have pledged to keep a close eye on council bosses who are tackling failings in children’s social services.

Moves to strengthen the use of the Welsh language in health and social care – previously criticised by a doctors’ group – are being unveiled.

AN anti-bullying campaign will be plastered on buses across Wales to help show youngsters that help is out there.

A NURSE, who worked at an Amman Valley care home, has been struck off — after claiming complaints made against him were due to a rejected social invite.

A young care worker was praised at the Wales Care Awards for her compassion in helping a dying man and awarded the most exceptional newcomer in Wales’ social care sector.