Adults

News, practice information and opinion on older people, disability and adult social care
Dial pointed at the word 'strategy'

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Skills for Care to develop social care workforce strategy

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Lyn Romeo, chief social worker for adults

Adults, Social work leaders

Chief social worker to step down after decade in post

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Adults, Inform Adults

Domestic abuse between older couples: key tips at a glance

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Dial pointing at the word 'performance'

Adults, Social work leaders

£4m to help councils prepare for CQC adults’ services checks

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Care worker putting a bandage on a man's arm in his home.

Adults, Social work leaders

Most home care providers have seen fall in number of hours commissioned by councils – survey

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The brick exterior of the National Probation Service building.

Adults, Children

Probation service failing to carry out necessary child protection and domestic abuse checks, finds inspectorate

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Minister for care Helen Whately (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)

Adults, Social work leaders

£10m boost to adult social care funding to tackle NHS winter pressures

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Adults, Children

Government launches strategy to ‘rapidly reduce’ suicide rate that has remained stuck since 2018

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Man putting his vote with word Strike into ballot box on black background, closeup

Adults, Workforce

Mental health social workers vote to strike over ‘chronic staffing issues’

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Pile of books on a wooden desk with the words 'advice', 'assistance', 'guidance' and 'help' on the spines

Adults, Social work leaders

UPDATED: Guide to determining ordinary residence for aftercare under the Mental Health Act

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'Best interests' key on keyboard

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social Work England consults on best interests assessor training standards

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Very cluttered room

Adults, Inform Adults

Ten top tips when working with adults who hoard

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A red line graph going upwards

Adults, Social work leaders

Annual DoLS case numbers hit 300,000 following 11% hike

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improvement

Adults, Social work leaders

‘Failing’ council adults’ services will not be turned over to independent trusts

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Adults, Workforce

Government quizzes adult social workers on working conditions

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Supreme Court

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Legal analysis: the Supreme Court’s verdict on ordinary residence and mental health aftercare

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