Adults

News, practice information and opinion on older people, disability and adult social care
Roadworks on a street with a sign that reads installation in progress_ full fibre broadband'

Adults, Social work leaders

Government unveils plan to prevent risks to telecare users from digital switchover

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Award-winning author Jenny Molloy speaking at Community Care Live 2023

Adults, Children, Workforce

Learn from the lived experience of childhood trauma

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A person typing on their laptop with various holographic symbols depicting artificial intelligence

Adults, Future of Social Work, Social work leaders, Workforce

AI tool improves direct work in adult social care despite accuracy concerns, practitioners report

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COUNCIL TAX BILL text on sticker on black paper on wooden background

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Six social services authorities permitted to increase council tax by more than national limit

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Older couple looking stressed when looking at bills

Adults, Social work leaders

Social care means-testing thresholds frozen for 15th consecutive year

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Adults

Podcast: how to co-create inclusive environments in adult social care

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A paper CV on a table alongside a keyboard, mouth and a pair of glasses

Adults, Workforce

Writing a social work CV in adults’ services

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Social worker in stand-up meeting with doctor

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

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The word 'costs' spelt out in 3-D letters of increasing height against a turquoise background

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social care leaders sound alarm over 120% hike in sponsorship fees for overseas staff

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The Scottish Government building in Victoria Quay, Leith

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Scottish Government scraps national care service restructure

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Jenny Molloy, who writes under the pseudonym Hope Daniels, signing her book 'This Isn't Love' at Community Care Live 2024.

Adults, Children

Book review: ‘This Isn’t Love’ by Hope Daniels

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Old metal sign with the inscription Vacancies

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Adult social care vacancy rate fell last year, data suggests

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Jigsaw puzzle showing supply demand gap

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Council social care fee rises lag national living wage hike for third year running, providers report

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Woman looking depressed next to a cot, suggesting post-natal depression

Adults, Children

‘We are failing women who have their newborn babies removed: that needs to change’

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Economist Andrew Dilnot standing in a library

Adults, Social work leaders

Dilnot: social care commission should report by end of 2025, not 2028

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Adults, Workforce

Social work opinion split over police involvement in mental health incidents, poll finds

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