Red-faced Royal Borough bosses are making their entire 1,500-strong workforce sit through data protection training after sensitive information sent from another council was lost. They have also apologised to Southampton

SOCIAL workers have joined ambulance crews, mental health teams and district nurses at the Isle of Wight emergency care hub. The Isle of Wight Council’s first response team — the

Town hall leaders hope the changes to staff terms and conditions, which would also include halving sick pay and scrapping overtime, would save £2m. All staff at Trafford council could

More than 80 per cent of voluntary organisations in London have experienced increased demand for their services this year as a result of changes to the economy or government policy,

The social care service for adults with mental health issues in Norfolk is not good enough, bosses have admitted, as they pledge to make improvements. Problems with an agreement between

A national deferred payment scheme to help people pay for their social care costs in old age should be created by ministers, English councils have urged. The Local Government Association

A LABOUR MP has urged victims of historical abuse in childrens’ homes in the North-East to come forward after one of his constituents failed in a bid for justice alone.

A report detailing carers’ levels of satisfaction with their local council’s social services and their quality of life is published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).

Camden Council in partnership with home care provider Shaw Healthcare has welcomed the first residents to a brand new care home, Maitland Park. The new north London home, the first

Carers living in West Sussex who look after family or friends who are ill or frail will have access to a new service to help them improve their own health