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Andy McNicoll is Community Care’s news editor.

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Adults, Workforce

Social worker vacancies rise amid concerns over AMHP and BIA shortage

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Adults

What’s in store for adult social work in 2016?

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Adults, Mental Health

‘A failure of leadership’: official report’s verdict on NHS trust’s scrutiny of deaths

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Adults

Council’s personal budget limit ‘risks legal challenge’, expert warns

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Adults, Mental Health

Proposed deprivation of liberty reforms ‘too complex and costly’, says government

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Adults, Mental Health

How not to respond to criticism of your health or care organisation

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Adults, Mental Health

NHS trust investigated ‘too few’ deaths of mental health and learning disability patients

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Adults, Mental Health

Deprivation of liberty assessments taking ‘50% longer’ than predicted

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Adults, Mental Health

Councils warned over moves to delay deprivation of liberty referrals

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Adults, Workforce

Spending review expected to deliver ‘some’ extra social care funding

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Adults

Social workers to run ‘shop front’ service overseen by user group

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Adults

Care Act advocacy referrals ‘way below’ expected level

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Adults

Care package hold-ups drive sharp rise in delayed discharges

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Adults

Complaints about social care assessments rising, says ombudsman

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Adults, Workforce

Care home funding crisis could see thousands of beds close, report warns

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Adults, Mental Health

Learning disabled people will get named social workers to ‘challenge’ NHS decisions

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