A senior council officer has admitted that his authority’s apology for its role in the death of two-year-old Keanu Williams ‘may ring hollow’. Birmingham City Council’s acting strategic director for

Social care workers are the most spread-thin in the UK, but their careers are benefiting as a result, according to detailed research released this morning by Randstad Care, the UK

Two of London’s drug and alcohol treatment charities, Westminster Drug Project (WDP) and the Seventy4 Foundation, have announced that they are merging. The organisations intend to combine their services to

Reform to the pension system could help people meet the future cost of adult social care, a new report has suggested. In Sickness and in Health: Reforming Pensions and Social

The umbrella group for health and care charities has criticised the government for attempting an extensive overhaul of its mandate to the health service, as NHS England pressures ministers to

The Care Quality Commission is taking far too long to process the registration of newly appointed care home managers, according to the Registered Nursing Home Association. Frank Ursell, RNHA chief

Care workers at Future Directions in Rochdale are continuing a ten-day strike until Saturday of this week to defend their pay, terms and conditions.  Strikers are protesting that a community

More than 22,000 children and teenagers were treated in hospital for self-harming in 2012, according to official figures which experts said showed the “toxic” effects of social media and a

160 new jobs could be created as a new care company moves into Plymouth. The Council has awarded the Human Support Group a contract for reablement services in the city,

Councils in Dorset are to get a £750,000 boost to help transform the way health and social care services are delivered. Dorset County Council, Bournemouth and Poole will receive the