Almost 700 elderly people died from dehydration in care homes between 2005 and 2009, new statistics show.

Increases in skills gaps, especially in leadership and change management, pose a growing threat to the health sector’s future effectiveness, a new report from Skills for Health warned.

The chief executive of the newly launched BASW – The College of Social Work, Hilton Dawson, outlined his vision for BASW – The College of Social Work at a conference on reforming social work in London this week.

Care home patients could suffer due to the cuts in public sector spending, a leading care body has warned.

Stephen Fry today joined Jon Snow and Susie Orbach in speaking out in support of Leeds Crisis Centre.

Nice demands improvements for families sent ‘from pillar to post’ seeking help

Domestic violence costs London at least £2.5million a day, new figures reveal today. The huge bill includes the cost of treating victims and the financial toll on the criminal justice system.

The closure of Sutton’s only specialist care home for dementia sufferers would be catastrophic for the borough’s elderly residents, according to research by a community organisation.

SOCIAL workers are struggling to cope with the growing numbers of children at risk of abuse and neglect who have been taken into care in Coventry.

AN INVESTIGATION is taking place into a Bournemouth children’s social worker who wrote about her work in an online journal.