Salford prospects are promising

Salford is serving most people well and its prospects for improvement are promising, according to a report by the Audit Commission and Social Services...

Glasgow social services director

Glasgow City Council has appointed David Comley as its new director of social work services. Comley has been acting director of social work services...

Warwickshire beats government delayed discharge targets

Social services staff at Warwickshire County Council have helped cut delayed hospital discharges for the second year running. The number of such cases at...

Mental Incapacity Bill issued in draft form

Government plans to improve the law surrounding the care of people with mental illness have progressed following the recent release of the draft Mental...

South Tyneside to review care charter

South Tyneside Council's social care and health scrutiny committee is to review its local healthcare charter in order to improve the quality of its...

Hampshire examines planning and funding options for 500-bed project

Hampshire County Council is pressing ahead with planning applications for it's 500-bed nursing home project.In July, the council announced that it had made its...

New board director for Robinia Care

Specialist learning disability provider Robinia Care has appointed Julian Ball as its director of business development. He will be responsible for implementing the company's...

New Criminal Records Bureau Chief

Home Office minister Baroness Scotland has announced that Vince Gaskell, change director of the child support agency has been appointed chief executive director of...

Gloucester care home inquiry report due

The findings and recommendations of the inquiry into the death of Gloucestershire care home resident Violet Townsend will be presented to the Personal Care...

Kirklees plans £4m home revamp

Kirklees Council is planning to invest more than £4m in the next phase of its multi-million pound programme to modernise its in-house care services.Councillor...