Social care and health
We’re responsible for providing social care for vulnerable adults and older people across Staffordshire as well as providing support for those who care for them.
Our Children and Families Social Work Teams provide advice, support and social work to families – parents, children and other carers.
- Description
- For James Wilson and wife Juli, it's a new year but it's also a new start as foster carers with Staffordshire County Council.
- Date:
- 05 January 2024
- Description
- Over £5,000 of illegal vapes and cigarettes have been seized by Staffordshire County Council's Trading Standards officers, guided by the trusty nose of Griff the two-year-old specialist tobacco detection dog.
- Date:
- 29 December 2023
- Description
- County council-run family hubs across Staffordshire have sleighs full of presents to give to children they support, thanks to kind donations from local organisations.
- Date:
- 14 December 2023
- Description
- Thousands of children from low-income families will be able to benefit from free food and activities this winter as part of Staffordshire's Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme.
- Date:
- 08 December 2023
- Description
- People in Staffordshire are being reminded that during their darkest hours they're not alone this Christmas and New Year.
- Date:
- 05 December 2023
- Description
- With the holiday period just around the corner, people still in need of the flu and Covid-19 vaccinations are being urged to get jabbed as soon as possible to ensure they're protected during Christmas and New Year.
- Date:
- 27 November 2023
- Description
- Residents looking for information about local services or support to deal with cost-of-living pressures can do so at 26 Community Help Points stationed across Staffordshire.
- Date:
- 23 November 2023
- Description
- Staffordshire County Council is planning to build two new nursing homes in Lichfield and Tamworth, in response to increasing demand from an aging population.
- Date:
- 21 November 2023