A senior local government leader has launched an outspoken attack on the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, over his handling of the Baby P affair, accusing him of pandering to a tabloid anti-social worker agenda and exacerbating a crisis in child protection.

A national entitlement for social care would inform carers of their entitlements from the outset, and undo a lot of confusion

The new health and social care watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched a consultation on the registration standards it plans to enforce from April next year.

LAWYERS acting for residents of two council care homes threatened with closure say they are prepared go back to court to protect their clients’ health.

An online auction system developed for councils to buy cheap wheelie bins and stationery is being used to buy end-of-life and dementia care for vulnerable elderly people.

A mother has had her three-year-old daughter taken away from her by social services after authorities deemed her too stupid to look after the child.

The conduct of children’s secretary Ed Balls following the Baby P case has been attacked by the director-general of the representative body for council chief executives.

A FORMER social worker at Warrington Borough Council has been disciplined after inviting a mother and child into her home to conduct a formal meeting.

A FLAGSHIP Sheffield care home which charges up to £416 a week was slammed by a standards watchdog as dirty, unhygienic and failing to meet residents’ physical and social needs.

Craegmoor Healthcare, a leading provider of specialist care and support to people with learning disabilities, mental health illnesses and older people, has opened a new purpose-built Autism unit at its Turketel Road Care Home in Folkestone in Kent after linking up with local schools to assess the need for more locally-based Autism care and support.