HUNDREDS of people requiring care are being left out in the cold because social services resources will not stretch to meet their needs – despite a budget boost of £9.3m

Wirral Council is launching a recruitment drive to employ social care staff to coincide with the Department of Health’s third national campaign to raise the profile of working in the social care sector.

New research from Saga Health Care places Addenbrookes Hospital first in its region and among the highest-performing hospitals in England.

Two care workers have been suspended from a Sunderland nursing home amid allegations of abuse.

Report shows insufficient training is jeopardising the success of organisational change.The success of organisational change in major organisations is being jeopardised by a failure to put in place adequate training and development measures, according to the 2006 Learning and Development Survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Harsh financial pressures and demographic changes have left a gaping £1.77 billion black hole in social care budgets, a Local Government Association report has revealed.

Innovation by local authorities in delivering quality public services was recognised today at the seventh annual Beacon Scheme awards ceremony. The Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, and Local Government Minister, Phil Woolas, were present to congratulate winning authorities on their achievements.

Charities are increasingly involved in public service delivery but the spotlight so far has largely focused on those commissioning these services, rather than on those charities providing them.

Ministers will today ask people from across the UK what kind of pension system they want in the future, in the largest consultation event of its kind that the country has ever seen.

More older people are to be helped to live independently in their own homes for longer, thanks to a £18.5m government project.