DUDLEY borough has been praised for the way it deals with people suffering from dementia. The borough’s pioneering approach to dementia has received national acclaim for its support to sufferers,

AN expert from the University of Huddersfield has helped produce the first book on child sexual abuse in the Caribbean. Prof Adele Jones has written several chapters, and acted as

A daughter who secretly filmed her mother’s poor care at a nursing home is calling for better care for the elderly. Margaret Heslop’s family were so concerned about her care

Death rates in care and nursing homes in England are to be monitored by the Care Quality Commission to try to identify problems at an earlier stage. The regulator said

The College of Social Work has published a Code of Ethics for its members that sets out the principles that social workers in England are expected to put into practice.

Vulnerable children are being put at risk by a chronic shortage of experienced social workers, according to research published today. The supply of social workers will not equal demand until

A UNION has claimed the council is struggling to keep social workers after it was revealed there was almost a 50% increase in the amount of agency staff employed in

The latest ‘Green Paper’ from ResPublica, Putting People into Personalisation: Relational approaches to social care and housing, argues that social care needs a radical shake up to ensure genuine choice

The UK’s 6.5m unpaid carers play a vital role, yet too often their contribution is ignored or misunderstood, by Sharon Allen Unpaid carers are vitally important partners in supporting people

Recruitment will start next month for 20 staff at a new £750,000 specialist care home being built on the site of an old Bradford pub. West Yorkshire-based Horizon Healthcare Homes