You certainly don’t have to be a doctor to run a hospital, says Blair McPherson, but if you don’t have the relevant experience you better have someone you trust close to you who does

The Government has called on employers to take action to improve the mental health of people in their organisations. The call comes as organisational change and re-structuring across the public sector has caused a 50 per cent increase in stress-related absence.

Teenagers in England are shunning drink and drugs for a cleaner lifestyle, say health officials.

RADICAL new proposals aimed at revolutionising and improving adult social care in Staffordshire have been unveiled.

Skills for Care and Skills for Health are developing a code of conduct and minimum training standards for care workers and adult social workers and they are asking for people’s views.

Expectations the Government would announce a separate funding package for long-term social care in the recent white paper and Bill were unfounded, care minister, Paul Burstow has told council chiefs.

Concerns have been raised about the number of vulnerable children going missing in Kent – with a warning they are at risk of being exploited.

Grandparents are increasingly stretched between caring for their grandchildren and looking after elderly or vulnerable relatives, a survey by the website Gransnet has found.

Digital communication is playing an increasing role in the lives of social workers but, along with opportunities to share best practice and reach service users, professionals need to be aware of the pitfalls

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has ‘strongly supported’ the Government’s new national framework to improve mental health, published on 24 July.