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Andy McNicoll is Community Care’s news editor.

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Adults

ADASS chief warns against social work being lost in ‘rush to integration’

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Workforce, Children

Cameron’s social work reforms ignore social work retention ‘crisis’, inquiry told

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HCPC

Workforce, Children

Government claims of ‘incompetent’ social workers lack evidence, says HCPC chief

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Adults, Children

Time to raise Mental Capacity Act’s profile in children’s services, says Trowler

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Children

Boy awarded £5,000 damages after council breached his human rights while in care

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Adults, Mental Health

Judge condemns government for ducking responsibilities on deprivation of liberty

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Mental Health

Councils threaten government with legal action over deprivation of liberty funding

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Children

Foster carers accuse council of ‘exploitation’ over fee changes

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Adults

‘Staff need Mental Capacity Act training rooted in practice, not legalese’

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Workforce

Social work managers in NHS report rise in stress and bullying

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Adults, Mental Health

Scrapping social worker integration deal will save £1m and improve service, says council

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Workforce

Frontline to curb university influence on fast-track social work curriculum

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Adults, Mental Health

Mental health’s billion pound question – how much of the taskforce funding is new?

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Adults, Mental Health

NHS agrees five-year plan to address ‘unacceptable’ mental health failings

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Adults

Poor social worker supervision among failings that left man financially exploited

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Adults

Care Act drives surge in demand for social workers but thousands of posts go unfilled

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