Social work uniquely sets out to improve relationships between people, by Malcolm Payne

Andrew Lansley will announce scheme to let councils pay for residential care, to be repaid when elderly people die

Ministers have refused to fully commit to a cap on care costs for the elderly and disabled in England, saying they need to explore cheaper options first.

Child social care services are being bolstered by a team of trained volunteers under a new agreement made by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Coun Nick Forbes, leader of Newcastle city council, says today’s white paper is a fudge and it’s time for local councils to take the initiative, radically. He and his city are leading the way

Kingston Council has come under fire for ‘failing to safeguard children’ Kingston Council has come under fire for ‘failing to safeguard children’

A WIRRAL care home has been given two official warnings by health watchdogs – two months after it was first ordered to improve.

Calls for clarity drowned out the government’s message on social care today, as the coalition unveils its much-anticipated white paper.

Ahead of this Wednesday’s white paper on adult care, an analysis of the views of more than a thousand social workers, carried out by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has revealed that care rationing and charging for previously free services is having a devastating impact on vulnerable adults.

Two care home assistants have been suspended from duty after posting pictures on Facebook, mocking elderly patients by posing with Zimmer frames and incontinence underwear.