More has to be done to improve the pay and status of the social care workforce, the new president of the Association of Directors of Social Services said in his opening address to members.

Tony Hunter said staff were still "woefully underpaid" and that pay and status were particularly dire for residential and home care staff.

He added that staff needed to shout from the rooftops about their successes. "It never ceases to amaze me how coy social workers and social care staff are about their big achievements."