HEALTH chiefs are considering closing nearly a third of hospital beds for people suffering from severe mental illness in Hampshire in a bid to save £4.5m over three years.

Pilot schemes run by Family Mosaic find offering choice and control gives clients confidence to manage their own lives

Survey of people who use community mental health services will help to assess changes in experience  of care

Thousands of elderly and disabled people are set for a huge social care shake-up within weeks, after councillors agreed a radical shift in how Norfolk’s vulnerable are looked after.

A damning report by the Local Government Ombudsman has slammed Hull City Council for failing to protect two children from their mother’s violent partner.

Over 2,000 care homes in England have no registered manager, according to figures from the regulator.

Ofsted has given a clear indication of how children’s services inspections will work in the future in its consultation on the child protection system.

Government criticised for not allowing pilots to test alternatives to serious case reviews on most complex incidents.

Social workers’ admin tasks have rocketed due to cuts in administrative support and frontline roles, according to latest research.

A former social worker from South Yorkshire is hoping to start a co-operative for people needing social care due to a disability or old age.