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

Two hundred graduates to pilot controversial social work ‘summer school’

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Workforce

Care worker attacked five times receives compensation from council

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Workforce

College chief: ‘Social work is an alien and unknown world for many’

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Workforce

Council social workers ‘forced to subsidise cost of driving for work’

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Workforce

Non-payment of travel time for care workers ‘breaks minimum wage laws’

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Workforce

Care manager suspended after sending sexually explicit texts to child’s mother

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Workforce

Winterbourne View owners go into administration following abuse scandal

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Workforce

Postcode lottery: third of UK councils pay social worker registration fees

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Workforce

Most council workers are struggling to cope with increased stress levels

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Workforce

Regulator could gain powers to issue public warnings about care staff

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Workforce

GP-style adult social work practice pilots hampered by budget cuts

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Workforce

Scots on direct payments turn away from employing personal assistants

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Workforce

Regulator moves closer to setting up ‘negative register’ of adult care staff

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Adults, Workforce

Sharp rise in adult abuse cases amid fall in social work numbers

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Workforce

Employers defend rise in use of agency social workers

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Workforce

Social worker pay is increasing but care staff feel the pinch

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