Fifteen councils have applied to pilot social work practices in adult services, LGC has learned.

Bupa Care Homes has been fined £150,000 after the death of a pensioner at a nursing home. The company which is part of the Bupa group of companies and has more than 300 care homes across the country, received the punishment from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after the death of 74-year-old Brigid O’Callaghan.

A respite centre for adults with learning disabilities is facing closure. Bexley council has launched a consultation about the facility in Brook Street, Northumberland Heath, Erith, after carers at the unit were apparently “dissatisfied” with the unit.

Interview with Graham Allen, author of the government-commissioned early intervention report and Labour MP

A programme that gives social work students first-hand experience with vulnerable young people is set to be rolled out across the UK.

Campaigners fighting to save 11 care homes in Kent may challenge the decision to shut them in court.

FAMILIES affected by the closure of the Griffin Care Centre have described the ‘chaos’ caused by the sudden decision to move out all of its residents.

Bonuses for doctors may alienate public says thinktank while Nuffield Trust also voices fears over hospital choice

CARE inspectors have been sent into an elderly people’s home after the Chronicle revealed a frail resident suffered broken bones when he wandered unnoticed from the property.

Nineteen of the most effective early intervention programmes should be supported and expanded, with a new body created to promote effective practice, a report published today (19 January) has said.