Adults

News, practice information and opinion on older people, disability and adult social care
Clock with the word 'review' written above it

Adults, Social work leaders

CQC ‘not fit for purpose’, says Streeting, in wake of damning report

Continue Reading Comments { 1 }
Man sat on a wheelchair holding on to another hand of a person that is off frame.

Adults, Workforce

Social work across the decades: how the disability movement reshaped social care

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }
Dark background with crumpled piece of yellow paper with words SELF HARM

Adults, Inform Adults

Responding to suspected self-harm: tips for adult social care practitioners

Continue Reading Comments { 1 }
Care worker putting a bandage on a man's arm in his home.

Adults, Workforce

Overseas recruitment drives latest growth in adult social care workforce

Continue Reading Comments { 2 }
DELAY - road sign information illustration

Adults, Workforce

Delay ‘unfunded’ cap on care costs, council body urges government

Continue Reading Comments { 1 }
King Charles delivering the 2023 King's Speech in Parliament

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Law to bolster child protection announced in Labour’s first King’s Speech

Continue Reading Comments { 2 }
Red sign with the word 'overspend'

Adults, Social work leaders

‘Worst financial outlook for years’ for adult social care revealed by directors’ survey

Continue Reading Comments { 2 }
Social workers on strike in Barnet

Adults, Workforce

Mental health social workers return to work after nine-week strike

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }
Mental health practitioner and client

Adults, Children

Bolstering AMHP role can ‘vastly reduce’ detention numbers under existing MHA, say service heads

Continue Reading Comments { 3 }
Mug full of coffee next to pile of post-it notes, with the top one reading 'What's your legacy?'

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

Continue Reading Comments { 2 }
Stephen Kinnock

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Stephen Kinnock appointed minister for social care

Continue Reading Comments { 1 }
Wooden hexagon with text EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS

Adults

Why understanding executive function is critical when working with homeless people

Continue Reading Comments { 4 }
Bridget Phillipson and Wes Streeting

Adults, Children

Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson handed responsibility for social care in Labour government

Continue Reading Comments { 8 }
Keir Starmer

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Labour urged to prioritise social work after huge election victory

Continue Reading Comments { 5 }
Woman having coffee and looking at laptop. Female taking a coffee break while working from home.

Adults, Workforce

A day in the life of a social care occupational therapist

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }