Inappropriate comments by Dame Jo Williams highlight the difficulties faced by service users on committees

The number of children requiring care or protection has fallen in Suffolk since last year, social services said.

Central Bedfordshire council wants to recruit more social workers by recognising staff achievement and sharing that with others, by Yolanda Corden

New antenatal care guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommending that pregnant women in the UK should have access to the same named midwife throughout their pregnancy have been endorsed by the RCM.

EastEnders actress Pam St Clements recently told the Guardian that she preferred fostering to children’s homes.

Definition widened to include teenagers and ‘coercive control’ as survey finds young people most likely to be abused by partner

The plight of a man who had to be rushed to hospital hours after arriving in jail highlights the limitations of prison care

WIRRAL’S social services has revamped how it deals with some of its most vulnerable users after major failings were discovered during a routine check.

Today, the Department of Health launched a new programme to help provide more choice and higher quality of care and support services across the country.

Majority of GPs admit they do not understand non-residential care services, and local authorities are not clarifying alternatives