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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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Adults, Coronavirus, Workforce

Ending free movement poses ‘stark’ risks to social care without extra funding, warn government advisers

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Workforce

Fast-track mental health social work course gets £18m boost to increase intake by 60%

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Children

Children’s services ‘failing to comply’ with statutory kinship care guidance, fuelling postcode lottery in support

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Children

Social workers missed ‘complex dynamics’ of domestic abuse in family where mother assaulted baby

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Adults, Coronavirus, Workforce

Social care staff need new pay structure, on par with NHS, within months, government told

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Workforce

Social workers more likely to face fitness to practise cases and removal than health staff, says study

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Children, Coronavirus

Have your say on impact of virtual family court hearings and child protection conferences on practice

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Adults

Staff abused women at learning disability unit, finds CQC

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Adults, Workforce

Higher NHS pay for forensic social workers causing recruitment challenge for councils

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Children

‘Data sharing, supported by machine learning, can deliver better outcomes for children and families’

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Adults, Coronavirus

Chief social workers say suspension of Care Act duties should continue through winter

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Adults, Workforce

Mental health social work ‘must do better’ as study finds less staff diversity than in rest of profession

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Adults

Council assessment, care planning and safeguarding failings rose last year, says ombudsman

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