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Conduct: children's unit manager struck off for "stealing" funds

A children's unit manager has been struck off the social care register after she used unit funds to purchase items for her own personal use. Bronte Smith also used her work mobile to make unauthorised personal calls costing around £400, a General...

Published 30 Jul 2010 1:52 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, General Social Care Council, conduct
College of Social Work responds to abolition of the GSCC

Maurice Bateman and Corinne May-Chahal, joint interim chairs of the College of Social Work, have released this statement about the Department of Health's decision to abolish the General Social Care Council : "It is important that the College...

Published 28 Jul 2010 4:03 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, General Social Care Council, gscc, college of social work
Newly qualified social worker accused of being "needy"

A newly qualified social worker has hit out at the lack of support he receives from his employers despite being on the Children's Workforce Development Council's NQSW programme : "Managers and seniors are so overworked that the support we...

Published 26 Jul 2010 5:44 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, children's workforce development council, cwdc, newly qualified social worker, nqsw
Workforce news: 10 social worker posts axed in Thurrock

Thurrock Council is axing 10 social worker jobs and freezing recruitment as part of a £4m budget squeeze, according to local reports . Meanwhile, more than 100 care staff won £1m in compensation from Excelcare after the Essex-based care provider sacked...

Published 22 Jul 2010 6:00 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, cuts, excelcare, thurrock
College of Social Work responds directly to CareSpace users

A member of the team developing the College of Social Work has joined in a debate about its priorities on CareSpace . She has revealed that the team is working on a statement called "What is social work?", which is due to be published on the...

Published 22 Jul 2010 4:25 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, college of social work, carespace
Video: What makes an effective social care worker?

Last month, 10 care workers from across the UK showcased their skills in the WorldSkills UK Caring Competition final , which was hosted by the National Skills Academy for Social Care. This video shows what it was like at the regional heats. Keep an eye...

Published 21 Jul 2010 5:36 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, caring competition, national skills academy for social care
Conduct round up: "unreasonable" force and benefit fraud

Three conduct cases have wrapped up at the General Social Care Council: 1. A senior residential support worker accused of using "unreasonable and inappropriate force" to remove a service user from his office was cleared of misconduct. 2. A social...

Published 21 Jul 2010 3:58 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, conduct
School nurses drafted in to help social workers in Calderdale

School nurses and classroom assistants are being asked to give up some of their summer holidays to help overstretched social workers at Calderdale Council, according to the Halifax Courier . An interesting debate about this is unfolding on CareSpace Read...

Published 21 Jul 2010 1:30 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, calderdale council
Care workers paid less than supermarket cashiers

Care workers in the private sector in England are paid just £6 an hour - around 50p an hour less than supermarket cashiers, who receive £6.47 on average. The latest State of the Adult Social Care Workforce report from Skills for Care warns that care workers...

Published 19 Jul 2010 12:46 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Social workers must shape the College while they can

A disappointingly low number of social workers, employers, service users and students have responded to the online consultation on the College of Social Work. Around 500 people have filled in the questionnaire since it went live in May. When you consider...

Published 19 Jul 2010 12:17 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, social work, kirsty mcgregor, college of social work
Supermarket cashiers paid more than care workers

Care workers in the private sector in England are paid just £6 an hour - around 50p an hour less than supermarket cashiers, who receive £6.47 on average. The latest State of the Adult Social Care Workforce report from Skills for Care warns that care workers...

Published 16 Jul 2010 4:58 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce, social care workforce

July 2010 - The Social Work Blog

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Conduct: children's unit manager struck off for "stealing" funds

College of Social Work responds to abolition of the GSCC

Newly qualified social worker accused of being "needy"

Workforce news: 10 social worker posts axed in Thurrock

College of Social Work responds directly to CareSpace users

Video: What makes an effective social care worker?

Conduct round up: "unreasonable" force and benefit fraud

School nurses drafted in to help social workers in Calderdale

Care workers paid less than supermarket cashiers

Social workers must shape the College while they can

Supermarket cashiers paid more than care workers