With reports of abuse in care settings rising, it has never been more vital that staff are trained to provide the highest standards of care to vulnerable people. In Cornwall there were instances where ...

The new Labour government has scrapped a planned increase in funding for adult social care training. It has culled the adult social care training and development fund announced by its Conservative ...

The Government’s decision not to go ahead with a fund dedicated to training the social care workforce is “desperately shortsighted”, according to a leading health charity. In a written statement on ...

With black people disproportionately likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act, social workers urge more funding and ...

Providing adequate training to support those with dementia is essential for improving care. By Jennifer Keen On 3 January the UK government announced an independent commission on adult social care.

The government will no longer be offering £2,035 per individual towards their care qualifications after dropping the Adult Social Care Training and Development Fund. This scheme would have allowed ...

Hundreds of students who are completing dozens of social care courses at university have been told there is no guarantee that their degrees will secure the required professional accreditation to work ...

Training on drug, alcohol and substance misuse must be included in the social work degree and not left until post-qualifying courses, the latest poll from the General Social Care Council has concluded ...

An academy for people looking to enter the social care sector is launching in Great Yarmouth. The adult social care academy will be held at East Coast College on Suffolk Road from Monday October 2 ...