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Council breached Care Act duty by failing to offer accommodation within man’s budget, finds watchdog

Adults, Coronavirus, Social work leaders
‘The injustice exposed by Covid has left me angrier’, says outgoing social care directors’ leader

Adults, Coronavirus, Social work leaders, Workforce
Government proposes mandating Covid-19 vaccination for care home workers

Adults, Coronavirus, Social work leaders
Social care cuts and increased charges causing ‘huge distress’ to disabled people

Coronavirus, Social work leaders, Workforce
Social workers satisfied with employers but often required to do more with less, finds health check

‘Short-termist’ government approach to adult social care starving sector of investment, says watchdog

Adults, Coronavirus, Social work leaders
Government scraps coronavirus provisions allowing councils to suspend key Care Act duties

Employers saved £400m after Supreme Court finds care staff not entitled to minimum wage for sleep-in shifts

Do not resuscitate orders have risen during pandemic, amid “serious” human rights concerns, finds CQC

How Social Work England is battling fitness to practise caseloads in face of Covid, legacy and high referrals

Council had no regard for man’s human rights in leaving him in care home for five months, report finds

Budget cuts planned for social care as councils count cost of pandemic, public spending watchdog finds

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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