Coronavirus
The latest updates, news and guidance on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting on social work and social workers.

Adults, Children, Coronavirus, Workforce
Extra £1bn for social care but pay freeze looms for social workers in Rishi Sunak’s spending review

Adults, Coronavirus, Social work leaders
Councils face £500m adult social care overspend in 2020-21 as Covid fuels mounting need

Adults, Coronavirus, Workforce
Plan to ban staff moving between care homes to curb Covid ‘ill thought through’, warns provider body

‘Covid pressure cooker’ behind 20% rise in reports of serious harm to babies, says inspectorate head
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