The NHS budget in England has been protected again – but the health service has been told it must do more to help councils with social care. Chancellor George Osborne

A social worker who made ‘Baby P’ reforms has been given an honorary doctorate from Kingston University, writes Gabriela Kerezova. Kingston University gave Dame Moira Gibb, former chief executive of

A RECRUITMENT campaign has been launched to attract experienced social workers to work with children and young people on the Isle of Wight. Isle of Wight Council said it wants

Government proposals miss out reforms needed for the entire children’s services system Children’s homes providers have long argued for many of the changes the government now wants to make. But

The Mayor of the City of Derby, Councillor Fareed Hussain, will be speaking at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the city of the British Association of Social Workers, the

A new online ‘one-stop shop’ for people with dementia and their carers has been launched by East Sussex County Council. The authority has launched a Dementia Information Hub on its

Nearly a million jobs will be lost from the public sector within four years, according to predictions from Zurich Municipal. Zurich Municipal said that by 2017, 900,000 more jobs could

Police investigating a £1 million scam targeting elderly people have made 16 arrests. The inquiry led by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate was launched in December and focused

SHELTERED housing residents and their relatives are up in arms over plans to replace full-time staff with agency workers. Last month, Enfield Council informed residents of proposals to introduce personalised

Judge says one of couple probably responsible for injuries, but children should wherever possible be raised by parents A soldier and his wife may regain custody of their daughter, even