The prime minister's pledge of free personal care for older people would not address many of the issues facing sector ...

The prime minister's pledge of free personal care for older people would not address many of the issues facing sector ...

As of 30 September 2026, 11.8% of social workers had met regulator's CPD requirements for registration renewal, up from 10.9% at the same time last year ...

Lack of training and workload issues creating barriers to practitioners offering people direct payments, finds report ...

Social workers say employers are failing to take steps to keep them safe, despite frequent verbal abuse during visits ...

Andy Burnham has pledged to provide free personal care for older people, but given no such promise to working-age disabled adults, under planned reforms announced this week. A statement on the ...

Scottish Social Services Council says it received 15.5% (748) more fitness to practise referrals in 2025-26 than 2024-25 ...

Yvette Cooper announces collective pension scheme for care staff in England following lobbying from UNISON, which warned that ...

To what extent has a family requesting a change of social worker affected your confidence in your professional abilities?

ADCS says Ofsted plan to penalise councils for using unregistered homes would hold authorities to unattainable standard ...

Prime minister confirms plan for Labour to fight next election on plan for social care system free at the point of use ...

Think Ahead announces it will close in August 2027, when final cohort completes two-year programme and DHSC funding ends ...