More than two-thirds of social workers have had their pay frozen in the past year, while 16 per cent have taken a pay cut, according to a survey of almost 600 professionals.

Research has led to calls for changes in government policy and a remodelling of provision to help this vulnerable group

Wokingham borough has become the first unitary authority in the country to set up a company to manage its provision of social care.

Landlords to Southern Cross Healthcare, the beleaguered care home group, have approved an emergency rescue plan for their properties that could lead to the end of the company in its current form and no closure of homes until October.

A new organisation which will run health and social care services in Bath has been given the seal of approval by regional NHS officials.

According to a report by Saga, the Folkestone-based organisation for over-50s, the shortfall in spending on care could be much worse than previously thought, with the UK languishing near the bottom of the European league.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he wants cross-party talks to resolve the problem of funding adult social care.

The government has spent its first year being reckless on the key issues that matter to people, particularly the health service, the Labour leader Ed Miliband has said.

Adults with learning difficulties at the centre of a care abuse case in Cornwall will receive nearly £1.5m in compensation from the NHS following a High Court settlement.

The death of a mental health patient who was left in a corridor for at least 10 hours could have been avoided, an inquest has ruled.