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Deprivation of liberty: the legacy of Cheshire West, 10 years on

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DoLS: older people routinely having rights breached because of failure to tackle ‘huge’ backlog, warns charity

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
From care management to ‘social work as we know it’: Lyn Romeo on her decade as chief social worker

Adults, Children, Social work leaders
One in nine councils granted emergency support to balance books

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Use of agency social workers up 25% year on year in adults’ services

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Mounting demand for AMHPs and unmet need masked by fall in number of detentions, say leads

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Adult social worker numbers hit record high on back of funding rise
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