Social care should no longer be seen as a right from the state but instead “everyone’s responsibility”, the government says.

An elderly war veteran was left with “blood-red” bruising to his hands after two carers allegedly punished him with  Chinese burns.

Government promises ‘radical realignment’ as it sets out plans for divisive issue of care reform as part of ‘big society’ project

Almost 700,000 children in the UK may be acting as carers for parents or other relatives, according to research published tomorrow. The figure is four times more than previously thought.

Six out of 10 care homes in England, which have residents with diabetes, fail to provide any training to their staff about the condition, according to a new report from Diabetes UK.

A SCHEME to give elderly and vulnerable people more control over the care they receive is facing opposition from some council staff because of threatened job cuts.

Suffolk might think it can outsource all its services, but the provision of children’s social services needs the kind of monitoring which comes from the State

Satpal Kaur Singh feared social services would take boy away, and admits manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility

A disabled man has hit out at a care firm embroiled in a council investigation.

Social Work Practices, which have been piloted successfully in children’s services are being extended to adult care. The Practices are made up from independent social workers who are contracted to local authorities.