Workforce Insights

How we keep wellbeing at the forefront of our workforce priorities

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Workforce

Guidance a chance to improve NHS support for mental health social workers, say sector leaders

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Children, Coronavirus

Length of care cases 10 weeks over 26-week target on back of Covid-19

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s trusts: lessons from outsourcing ‘failing’ council services

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Adults

Council failed to meet woman’s eligible need to maintain home

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Adults, Coronavirus

Costs of administering Covid social care fund may outweighing benefits, warns provider leader

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Workforce

Two-thirds of social workers yet to upload CPD, eight weeks from registration renewal deadline

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Adults, Coronavirus

‘Why social workers should oppose the continuation of the Care Act easements’

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Adults

Single code of practice planned for Mental Capacity Act and deprivation of liberty

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Adults, Workforce

Chief social workers to pilot workforce race and equality standard

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Coronavirus, Workforce

Students granted bursary extension to complete courses delayed by Covid, ending months of uncertainty

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Workforce

Social Work England suspends voluntary removal process following legal concerns

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Adults, Mental Health

Government to drop Coronavirus Act provisions weakening Mental Health Act protections

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s trust scheduled to start within weeks despite resignation of chair

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Workforce Insights

How one council is using virtual communication to amplify young people’s voices

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Adults, Coronavirus

Self-isolation law puts disabled adults at risk of prosecution or unreasonable force, warn experts

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