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News, practice information and opinion on older people, disability and adult social care

Adults, Workforce

Labour ‘just another government failing social care’, say social workers

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Adults, Children

Review of carer’s allowance overpayments announced

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Assessors’ lack of social work experience among criticisms of CQC council checks in damning review

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Adults, Workforce

Fall in number of personal assistants ‘a significant concern’, warns sector body

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Employment Rights Bill: government to create body to set adult social care pay and conditions

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Number of overseas care recruits plummets as report highlights sector’s reliance on them

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Adults, Social work leaders

Overdue £22m adult social care innovation funding ‘risks disappearing’, warns charity

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Half of councils given funding to recruit adult social work apprentices

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Adults, Social work leaders

10% drop in section 136 detention numbers linked to policy limiting police response to mental ill-health

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Adults, Social work leaders

Watchdog increasingly finding fault with councils on social care assessments and plans

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

DHSC scraps second round of adult social work apprenticeship fund

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Ex-ADASS president appointed chief social worker for adults

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Government cuts £115m from adult social care staff training funding

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Adults, Inform Adults

Coercive and controlling behaviour: tips for social care practitioners on supporting victims

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils losing ground to NHS in competition for social workers, warns LGA

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Adults, Social work leaders

‘Dire state of social care’ among reasons NHS is in ‘disrepair’, adviser tells government

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