COUNCIL staff have been praised for the work they do to care for and protect vulnerable adults. It follows an independent five-day review into Hartlepool Borough Council’s adult safeguarding measures.

Government announces a reduction in central regulation and a commitment to greater trust in professionals in response to report

Two social workers have been sacked for ignoring warnings about a father who went on to attack his baby.

The creation of a Chief Social Worker post to advise Government on social work and the effectiveness of help being given to children and young people announced today has been hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ by The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) who has long campaigned for this role.

Cheshire West and Chester Council wants to hear from people who are passionate about making a difference as a children’s social worker.

The collapse of care homes operator Southern Cross is likely to prompt the government to hand healthcare regulator Monitor responsibility for social care “sooner rather than later”, Monitor’s interim chief executive said on Tuesday.

As councils tighten eligibility criteria for housing and benefit cuts hit, charities warn of an increase in homelessness

No resident at a Southern Cross care home will find themselves homeless or without care following the cash-strapped operator’s decision to shut down, the Government insisted today.

A REGISTERED nurse has been suspended from working for 18 months after a disciplinary panel was told of a catalogue of failures to safeguard elderly people when she was manager of an Oldbury care home.

TEN care home staff have been suspended while a major investigation is carried out.