Poverty, inadequate housing and pandemic legacy driving increased parental needs and leaving infants at risk, finds ADCS ...

Most social workers believe a significant disconnect exists between senior management and frontline practitioners ...

Research carried out before Budget unveiled estimated £2.8bn in additional costs for adult social care finds providers facing ...

Hampshire County Council is working to ensure that older adults avoid unnecessary trips to hospital thanks to a collaboration with the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS). Through the collaboration ...

A social worker remembers the life of her late practice educator, who wisdom became a guiding light throughout her career ...

Norfolk County Council has taken a number of steps to improve and innovate its fostering service and provision of residential ...

A rising number of women who died in pregnancy or shortly after giving birth were involved with social care, says Kirsty ...

Lack of adequate housing, welfare reforms and families lacking access to public funds loading pressures on children's ...

A social worker with over 20 years' experience explains what she wishes she had known when she first qualified ...

Legislation to reform children’s social care has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle. MPs approved the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill in principle yesterday (8 January 2024), following a ...

Author of 2011 report on reform says issues facing sector have gotten worse since then, following announcement of new social ...