Lottery funding totalling £5 million has been granted to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland.
Lottery funding totalling £5 million has been granted to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland. The National Lottery Charities Board has approved the funding for 51 organisations north of the border.
Third of UK’s social workers are not receiving supervision: read the full special report
Half of social workers responding to Community Care's survey said they would not class any of their current supervision as reflective, while a third of practitioners are not receiving any support.
High caseloads and skilled team managers quickly climbing further up the career ladder are two of the challenges employers cite when it comes to providing effective supervision, finds Judy Cooper.
Study finds "unacceptable inequalities" in provision of end-of-life care, with poorer outcomes for non-cancer patients, social care service users and those with dementia.
In the wake of shocking sexual exploitation cases, what progress is being made to protect children and raise awareness of grooming? Max Daly reports promising news from Rochdale and Oxfordshire
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Rising to the Dementia Challenge
Safeguarding Adults at Risk in the Community
Supporting managers in social work
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Residents' health, safety and welfare at risk at Oakhurst Grange Nursing Home despite safeguarding action and CQC warnings, says West Sussex council.
Council to pull 52 residents out of Bupa care home over safety concerns
Social worker who lied on his private counselling website is struck off
Meet the social workers tackling extremism
Lack of ethnic diversity among Step Up to Social Work students sets off alarm bells
Five tips for managing your mental health in a pressurised social work job
Councils failing to offer quality social work placements should be ‘held to account’, says think-tank
Social workers must stop defying Mental Capacity Act by resorting to care homes
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