What service users want from social workers
What do service users want from social workers? Social work academic and mental health service user Peter Beresford says that research points to four crucial qualities.
27 April 2012

Whistleblower says council ordered care packages delay
A council until recently imposed a blanket month-long delay on organising care packages for vulnerable adults in order to save money, a whistleblower has told Community Care.
13 September 2011

Social care management cull may raise costs, say experts
Plans to slash social care management posts at three London councils, including Westminster (pictured) by merging departments risk costing them more in the long-term, experts have warned.
10 February 2011

Can independent adult practices learn from children's pilots?
Health secretary Andrew Lansley announced two weeks ago that independent, GP-style social work practices will be piloted in adult services.
15 November 2010

Service cuts and welfare reform may cue storm of protest
The row over the government's decision to end child benefits for higher rate tax payers provides a taste of the storm to come once major spending cuts are announced on 20 October.
07 October 2010

Pay increases for social workers to be capped at 1%
Social care workers in the public sector will see pay and pension increases capped at 1%, the chancellor announced today. Meanwhile, national insurance contributions by employers and employees are set to rise by 0.5% for those earning £20,000. (Picture credit: Rex Features)
09 December 2009

Gary McKinnon extradition branded 'disgusting'; GPs told to step up the swine flu vaccination; Second hospital exposed for failing patients
Headlines in today's papers include: NHS rating system should be scrapped, says inspection chief; Young teacher, 26, hanged herself after being accused of helping pupils cheat in GCSEs
27 November 2009

Fostering information gap puts families at risk
Councils are still not giving foster carers the information they need to care safely despite two court rulings, finds Gordon Carson
25 August 2009