About Kirsty McGregor

Kirsty McGregor is Community Care's workforce editor, responsible for our coverage of social work pay, conditions and conduct.

Author Archive | Kirsty McGregor

Workforce

Having time to spend with service users is more important than pay when it comes to job satisfaction, say social workers

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Workforce

‘I sit on fitness to practise panels and what hits me is the shocking lack of supervision many social workers receive’

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Workforce

Councils struggling to retain social workers in face of high caseloads and competition over pay

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Workforce

‘The success of a newly qualified social worker’s first year relies on the retention of experienced staff to work with them’

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Workforce

Social workers can be critical of senior managers at times, but do they truly understand the role?

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Workforce

Too many employers use gagging clauses to stop whistleblowers speaking out about poor practice, say MPs

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Workforce

Council struggling to recruit experienced staff turns to academy for newly qualified social workers

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Lord Victor Adebowale

Workforce

Five things the social work profession should do in the face of public criticism

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Workforce

Chancellor George Osborne asked to support £1 per hour pay rise for local authority staff

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Workforce

Social care employers will face higher penalties for breaking minimum wage law from February

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Workforce

Two years after The College of Social Work opened its doors, how is it doing?

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Children, Adults

Social care sector’s Twitter reaction to Panorama’s ‘I want my baby back’

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Health and Care Professions Council sign

Workforce

Mental health social worker suspended for further four months over inappropriate relationship with vulnerable woman

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Social worker fitness to practise hearing

Workforce

Social worker struck off after faking conversation with vulnerable child on assessment report

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Fitness to practise hearing

Workforce

Social worker suspended over alcohol misuse allowed to return to work

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Fitness to practise hearing

Workforce

Social worker struck off for racist comment to Zimbabwean colleague

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