About Kirsty McGregor

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

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Workforce, Wales

Alliance of Welsh universities to deliver £1.8m training initiative for social workers

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Workforce

Former Haringey social worker suspended from register for child protection failings

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Children, Workforce

Some child safeguarding services are struggling to meet even basic standards of practice, finds Ofsted

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Workforce

‘We must invest in developing and supporting social work leaders within health settings’

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Workforce

Proposal to increase registration fees for social workers is ‘unnecessary’, says union

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Workforce

Tell us about your experiences of social work practice placements

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Workforce

‘Why I chose social work over my first love: teaching’

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Adults, Workforce

Home care commissioning system ‘may be increasing risk of human rights abuses’

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Workforce

Social Worker of the Year Awards: 2013 finalists announced

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Workforce

Social worker who gave parents unsupervised access to child at risk is banned from practice

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Workforce

Has social work lost its mojo? Chief social workers take part in first joint debate

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Workforce

‘We must not be ashamed of trying to attract outstanding graduates into social work’

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Workforce

Controversial social work training scheme Frontline opens to applicants this month

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Workforce

Social workers’ caseload concerns often fall on deaf ears, survey shows

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Workforce

Social worker suspended in 2011 for kissing and touching colleagues is struck off

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Workforce

How one council is attempting to reduce demand on statutory social work services

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