Adults

News, practice information and opinion on older people, disability and adult social care
Social workers on strike in Barnet

Adults, Workforce

Mental health social workers return to work after nine-week strike

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Mental health practitioner and client

Adults, Children

Bolstering AMHP role can ‘vastly reduce’ detention numbers under existing MHA, say service heads

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Mug full of coffee next to pile of post-it notes, with the top one reading 'What's your legacy?'

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

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Stephen Kinnock

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Stephen Kinnock appointed minister for social care

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Wooden hexagon with text EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS

Adults

Why understanding executive function is critical when working with homeless people

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Bridget Phillipson and Wes Streeting

Adults, Children

Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson handed responsibility for social care in Labour government

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Keir Starmer

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Labour urged to prioritise social work after huge election victory

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Adults, Workforce

A day in the life of a social care occupational therapist

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Person signing legal letter

Adults

Deprivation of liberty court application numbers hit record high

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A person putting a vote in a ballot box

Adults, Children, Workforce

Community Care readers’ voting intentions revealed

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Mental Health. Stress, tension, relationships and work environment concept. Man's hand, holding magnifying glass

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

BASW chief Ruth Allen on the state of mental health social work

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Grid of nine post-it notes with 'employee retention' written on the central one

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Mental health social workers pose greatest recruitment and retention challenge for adults’ services

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Council social care spending up 10% in real terms for second year in a row, data shows

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Big Ben next to a sign saying 'general election 2024'

Adults, Social work leaders

Parties have neglected social care in election campaign, say sector heads

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Two colleagues analysing data in an office

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Mental health leads hail project to highlight impact of AMHP work

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A group of colleagues clapping their hands

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers honoured in King’s birthday list

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