Two of London’s drug and alcohol treatment charities, Westminster Drug Project (WDP) and the Seventy4 Foundation, have announced that they are merging. The organisations intend to combine their services to

Reform to the pension system could help people meet the future cost of adult social care, a new report has suggested. In Sickness and in Health: Reforming Pensions and Social

A Cafcass pilot in Warwickshire and Coventry that introduced Family Court Advisors (FCA) at pre-proceedings stage has made significant reductions in the number of cases reaching court and reduced the

There were “a number of significant missed opportunities” to save a two-year-old boy from being beaten to death by his mother, a report has found. Rebecca Shuttleworth is serving a

The NSPCC says social workers “need to deal more effectively with manipulative parents” following a damning report into child protection workers in Birmingham. Social care workers, police and health professionals

A senior council officer has admitted that his authority’s apology for its role in the death of two-year-old Keanu Williams ‘may ring hollow’. Birmingham City Council’s acting strategic director for

Social care workers are the most spread-thin in the UK, but their careers are benefiting as a result, according to detailed research released this morning by Randstad Care, the UK

Care workers at Future Directions in Rochdale are continuing a ten-day strike until Saturday of this week to defend their pay, terms and conditions.  Strikers are protesting that a community

More than 22,000 children and teenagers were treated in hospital for self-harming in 2012, according to official figures which experts said showed the “toxic” effects of social media and a

160 new jobs could be created as a new care company moves into Plymouth. The Council has awarded the Human Support Group a contract for reablement services in the city,