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Council breached Care Act duty by failing to offer accommodation within man’s budget, finds watchdog
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Adults, Coronavirus, Social work leaders
‘The injustice exposed by Covid has left me angrier’, says outgoing social care directors’ leader
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Adults, Coronavirus, Social work leaders, Workforce
Government proposes mandating Covid-19 vaccination for care home workers
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Adults, Coronavirus, Social work leaders
Social care cuts and increased charges causing ‘huge distress’ to disabled people
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Coronavirus, Social work leaders, Workforce
Social workers satisfied with employers but often required to do more with less, finds health check
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‘Short-termist’ government approach to adult social care starving sector of investment, says watchdog
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Adults, Coronavirus, Social work leaders
Government scraps coronavirus provisions allowing councils to suspend key Care Act duties
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Employers saved £400m after Supreme Court finds care staff not entitled to minimum wage for sleep-in shifts
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Do not resuscitate orders have risen during pandemic, amid “serious” human rights concerns, finds CQC
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How Social Work England is battling fitness to practise caseloads in face of Covid, legacy and high referrals
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Council had no regard for man’s human rights in leaving him in care home for five months, report finds
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Budget cuts planned for social care as councils count cost of pandemic, public spending watchdog finds
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Government opens migration route for some overseas care staff but providers say more must be done
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