A NEW organisation aims to give residents requiring adult social care a stronger voice and a greater choice of services.

A THEALE company has been fined £14,000 and ordered to pay £30,000 costs after it was convicted of exposing social care workers to violence and aggression.

Thousands of pounds will be spent on social care in Sutton and Merton. The total of £931,110 will allow people to leave hospital earlier and receive better care at home.

While the job offers more flexibility and a chance to call the shots, you should be prepared for a big change

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and The College of Social Work (TCSW) have each agreed to appoint one independent person to work together as mediators and negotiators seeking to support the organisations to reach agreement about the future structure of representation for social work and social workers.

MYSTERY surrounds the abrupt closure of a Dorset care home after concerns were raised about the welfare of its 12 elderly residents.

Care minister Paul Burstow says decision on how much the elderly or disabled must pay themselves will not be made until spring

There really needs to be cross-party consensus on tackling the problem facing the elderly care sector or these vulnerable people risk losing everything to pay for their care, the government’s chief adviser Andrew Dilnot has said.

SPECIALIST courses training social workers could be scrapped by a Hampshire university.

The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has launched a ten-week online consultation on the standards underpinning Early Years Professional Status as part of its overall review of the programme.