Community Care reported on the social care issues raised at the 2008 Labour Party conference, which took place in Manchester.
Children’s services news
Gordon Brown: Labour will legislate to end child poverty in 2020
Beverley Hughes: Tories would cut children’s spending
4Children and Counsel and Care call for intergenerational strategy
Adult services news
GMB and Unite: Many ex-Remploy staff not helped into jobs
Alan Johnson makes top priority of adult care reform
Jacqui Smith’s plan to crack down on prostitution splits opinion
NHF attacks £1.35bn fuel penalty for prepayment fuel customers
Johnson moots centralisation of adult social care
Purnell tells Labour Party welfare reform savings will help needy
Labour Party conference: Lewis says employers could fund care
Blogs
Child poverty legislation may not make abolition more likely
The future for the left, working time directive and taxing the rich
Tales from the Labour fringe: Ivan Lewis, text messages and social care
‘Our culture of focusing on children’s needs and outcomes comes from the very top’ 
‘We ask our staff to leave stereotypes behind when working with our diverse communities’ 
‘I feel lucky to be part of Essex: the training opportunities are vast’ 
How the family safeguarding model is making a difference to social workers 
‘Join an inspirational improvement journey to be the best social worker you can be’ 
Employer zone – showcasing a selection of the sector’s top recruiters 
Creating online reflective spaces when working from home 
How social workers can identify coercive and controlling behaviour 
Find out how to develop your emotional resilience with our free downloadable guide 
Develop your social work career with Community Care’s Careers and Training Guide 
How writing great job adverts can be your first step to solving staff retention in the care sector
Recruiting care workers: 4 tips for hiring the right people
How to keep care staff happy: investment, involvement and keeping an eye on morale
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