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Adults, Coronavirus

AMHPs used ‘inappropriately’ throughout first Covid-19 lockdown, survey finds

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Coronavirus, Workforce

‘Before, there were peaks and troughs – with Covid, it’s relentless’: social work eight months into the pandemic

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Adults

Council breached Care Act in delaying assessment, not issuing plan and charging for intermediate care

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Anti-racism in social work: no more questions – just actions please

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Children

Isolation of children moving into secure care caused anxiety and increased self-harm, finds Ofsted

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Workforce

Think Ahead removes advert suggesting it provides social work apprenticeships

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Adults, Workforce

‘Social work without the social’: the heartbreaking impact of separation on care home residents

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Children

Number of looked-after children continuing to rise on eve of Covid

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Adults, Children, Coronavirus

Coronavirus: 75% of social workers feeling more negative about their work-life than last year, survey finds

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Children

Puberty blockers and consent to treatment: an analysis of the High Court’s ruling

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Children

Councils withholding advocacy from parents with learning disabilities in child protection process

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Workforce

Nearly 1,000 social workers at risk of removal for not uploading CPD with less than two weeks until deadline

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Children, Social work leaders

Mounting workloads force Cafcass to leave ‘lower priority’ cases unallocated in region

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Adults, Coronavirus

Providers ‘need more information’ about vaccine to ensure MCA compliance and tackle staff doubts

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Children

Two in five young people referred to secure children’s homes for welfare placed elsewhere, study reveals

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Children, Coronavirus

Pandemic fuelling placement shortage in all children’s care settings, directors’ report warns

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