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Andy McNicoll is Community Care’s news editor.

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Adults

Rise in adult social care complaints as ombudsman warns of assessment failings

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Mental Health

Channel 4 series featuring mental health social worker wins BAFTA

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Children

Children’s minister hits back at child protection ‘privatisation’ claims

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Mental Health

‘If this was any other health or care emergency it would be a national scandal’

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Mental Health, Workforce

Lamb: ‘Fast track scheme will bolster, not threaten, social work in mental health’

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Workforce

Government-backed ‘fast track’ scheme will train graduates as mental health social workers

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Mental Health

Rise in mental health patients sent out-of-area for beds

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Mental Health

Mental health staff consider industrial action over ‘serious safety concerns’ with crisis care

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Children

12 ways councils are targeting savings from children’s social services in 2014-15

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Children

Cuts to safeguarding teams and looked-after children services as council spending drops

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Mental Health

Mentally unwell children refused care at a third of NHS ‘place of safety’ units

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Adults

10 ways councils are targeting savings from adult social care in 2014-15

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Children, Workforce

Replay our live online discussion of episode two of Channel 4’s social work documentary

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Workforce

Social work cartoon: ‘The new team’

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Mental Health

Review of Mental Health Act police powers launched

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Children

Child protection teams ‘buckling under pressure’ as demand outstrips funding: report

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