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Social care managers committed yet undervalued, finds poll
Registered managers are highly committed to their roles but most do not feel valued, a National Skills Academy for Social Care survey has found.
04 May 2012
Care home managers 'must not be hidden behind office door'
Residential care managers must provide visible leadership for staff and residents, rather than be "hidden behind an office door", to ensure good practice, says a guide to the role published by the Social Care Association.
10 April 2012
Training managers to deliver more for less in social care
A new training programme will help social care managers improve services and deliver more for less, says National Skills Academy for Social Care head of membershp and engagement Debbie Sorkin.
04 May 2012
Adult social workers still have big role, says new Adass chief
Social workers have a big role to play in adult services but should no longer be deployed in roles where their skills are not required, says Sarah Pickup, the new president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.
18 April 2012
Care providers challenged to stop bidding for low-fee tenders
Care providers should cease bidding for council contracts at prices they feel are too low to deliver the specified service, incoming Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president Sarah Pickup has said.
20 April 2012
Personalisation central to social care management standards
Personalisation should be at the heart of good management in social care according to revised management induction standards launched today by Skills for Care.
07 March 2012
How the police can help social workers assess risk
Former senior police officer Nigel Boulton looks at how the police approach risk and why the future lies in multi-agency assessment teams, as now being investigated by the Munro Review
18 March 2011
Skills academy offers support to social care's top leaders
The National Skills Academy for Social Care has launched a programme to help social care's senior leaders succeed in meeting the many challenges that face them.
07 March 2012
Doubts over viability of new adult care inspection regime
Government plans to overhaul the performance assessment of adult social care in England could be endangered by under-resourcing and a lack of expertise, sector heads have warned.
22 November 2010
Why social work is crucial to turning round troubled council
Investment in social work is crucial to turning round the performance of Wirral Council’s department of adult social services, which has faced multiple criticisms in recent years. That was the message from director Graham Hodkinson, two months into an already turbulent period in charge.
07 March 2012
Campaign to boost status of care service managers launched
A campaign has been launched to raise the "disappointing" status of registered care managers to ensure they are regarded as "recognised professionals" on a par with doctors, nurses and social workers.
02 November 2011
Monitoring duplication blights care home managers' lives
Care home managers are finding their time increasingly taken up by multiple information requests as councils, primary care trusts and the Care Quality Commission each look to monitor standards. Jeremy Dunning reports
18 October 2011
Quality in practice: how to ensure you recruit the best professionals
Social work recruitment specialist Jonathan Coxon offers tips for social work managers and interviewers when recruiting
26 September 2011
Boosting the quality of social care leadership
The National Skills Academy for Social Care has been asked by the government to improve the sector's leadership. Kirsty McGregor dissects the qualities that will be needed by tomorrow's social care leaders
25 February 2011
Graduate training scheme for adult social care management
Armed with a degree but no practical experience, the next generation of adult care leaders is being trained for a rapid rise through the ranks, reports Kirsty Mc Gregor
22 September 2011
Interim children's chief for failing council balances two jobs
The interim director of children's services appointed to failing city council Peterborough will be juggling two jobs while trying to turn safeguarding services around.
09 September 2011
One-fifth of social care providers expect to close next year
One in five social care providers expects to go out of business as a result of council cuts to their fees, research by Community Care has revealed.
16 February 2011
Adult care funding
Adult social care funding has become a significant issue over recent years,
17 August 2011
Children's services deputy quits after Ofsted criticism
The deputy director of children and young people's services at Waltham Forest has left the council after an Ofsted report exposed safeguarding failings.
04 August 2011
First tri-borough children's services director appointed
Andrew Christie has been appointed Britain's first tri-borough director of children's services, with responsibility for a budget of more than £500m.
25 July 2011
