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Rachel Carter is Community Care's adults social care journalist

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Adults

Why scamming is a core safeguarding issue for social work

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Workforce

Social workers offered support to return to practice as training scheme extended

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Adults

Care plans should be reviewed more than once a year, says watchdog

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Mental Capacity Act

Adults

‘Flawed’ use of Mental Capacity Act key theme in safeguarding adults reviews

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Adults

Councils split over value of named social worker pilot

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Adults

Council criticised for not consulting woman before banning relative from visiting care home

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Adults

Council ordered to pay thousands in care fees after residency dispute caused assessment delay

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Mental Capacity Act

Adults

Services ‘too often’ failing to apply Mental Capacity Act properly

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Adults

Disabled man appeals High Court decision over care package cut

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Adults, Children

Council’s ‘unacceptable failings’ left struggling family without respite

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Adults

‘Good social work is the answer to some of the big problems we have’

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Adults

Government changes to care funding guidance ‘unacceptable’

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Adults

CQC warns of fragile sector as care services struggle to maintain ‘good’ ratings

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Adults

‘Locked up’ in learning disability units: ‘I want my son home’

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Mental Health, Workforce

Risks vs rights: how social workers handle one of the toughest jobs in mental health

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Adults

Council overspend on social care doubles as savings targets missed

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