Birmingham Mail - Tag - social services

New chief appointed to Birmingham's troubled children's social care department

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:59:00 GMT

A NEW boss has been appointed to continue the turn-around of Birmingham’s children’s social care department and run the city’s schools.

Special report: Sad end for former Birmingham City player

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:30:00 GMT

SOCIAL services bosses have admitted failings over a dementia patient who was killed by a train after wandering out of a Birmingham care home.

Birmingham will use clout to protect care home residents

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:56:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S social services chief has said that the City Council will use its clout as a major purchaser of old people’s care to fight for residents in Southern Cross Care homes.

Number of Birmingham children at risk of abuse rockets

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 04 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT

THE number of children deemed to be at risk of abuse in Birmingham has soared by more than 40 per cent in the last five years.

Social workers investigated after girl in care found hanged next to main road in Kidderminster

Birmingham Mail — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:18:00 GMT

SOCIAL workers are under investigation after a girl in care hanged herself by a busy Midland main road.

4,000 elderly and disabled adults hit by Birmingham City Council cuts

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT

AN estimated 4,100 vulnerable elderly and disabled adults will see their council care services scrapped under proposals aimed at saving Birmingham’s adult social care department £51 million over the next year.

Drink, drugs and mental health problems contribute to 'toxic mix'' in deaths and injury of 22 children in Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:58:00 GMT

DRINK or drug-fuelled violence combined with mental health problems contributed to the deaths and serious injury of 22 children in Birmingham since 2006, a social care chief has claimed.

Social services chiefs are yet to agree on an improvement plan

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:00:00 GMT

SOCIAL care chiefs in Birmingham are yet to agree an improvement plan almost five months after safeguarding services for children at risk of physical and sexual abuse were slammed as inadequate.

Birmingham City Council social services bosses told: No more mistakes

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:00:00 GMT

BOSSES from Birmingham’s failing children’s social services department were given a dressing down by a Government Minister and told: “Make immediate improvements, and no more excuses”.

City social workers investigate record number of child abuse cases

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:01:00 GMT

UNDER-pressure Birmingham social workers are struggling to cope with a record 27,000 cases of alleged child abuse.