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News, practice information and opinion on older people, disability and adult social care
Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
10% pay rise for thousands of care workers as government announces national living wage rise
Social care staff carrying out tasks previously undertaken by NHS, without extra funding, say directors
Adults, Children, Social work leaders
DHSC rejects experts’ plan to curb ‘inhumane’ solitary confinement of disabled people in hospital
Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Cap on care costs: significant risks around plan to deliver delayed reform by 2025, says watchdog
Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Fast-track programme to train 320 more social workers in £19m contract extension
City council latest to face social worker strike over pay inequalities between adults’ and children’s staff
Adults, Choose Social Work, Inform Adults, Inform Children
Tips for coping with difficult conversations
Social workers should be core part of community alcohol services, says proposed treatment guidelines
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