Adults

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Adults, Children

‘Substituted parenting’ risk used to justify removing children without evidence base, finds study

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Lack of social care workforce plan ‘a missed opportunity’

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

20% boost to NHS mental health social worker numbers

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Child protection ‘should be key driver of asylum response to children’

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Adults, Social work leaders

60,000 cut in social care waiting lists but need continues to mount, says ADASS

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Adults, Social work leaders

Council must tackle ‘significant’ DoLS delays, says watchdog

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Adults, Workforce

Mental health social workers consider striking over staffing levels

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Unaccompanied children in hotels are councils’ responsibility – judge

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Adults, Children

Politicians urge end to ‘horrendous’ handcuffing of children in care

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Adults, Workforce

Social workers and OTs strike again as union and council explore resolution to dispute

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Councils increasingly using ‘golden hellos’ to attract social workers

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

AMHP leads sound alarm over Met Police withdrawal from mental health-related incidents

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South Gloucestershire Council adult social care strike April 2023

Adults, Workforce

Social workers and OTs go back on strike over pay inequalities

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Adults, Children, Workforce

How Finley Boden was returned to his parents

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

60,000 boost to care workforce from overseas staff in past year

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Adults, Social work leaders

CQC checks of council adults’ services: pilots selected to test system

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