Social work leaders

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Almost half of social workers in Wales likely to quit profession over next five years, finds survey

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Black, male and 40-plus social workers disproportionately subject to fitness to practise process

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Children, Social work leaders

Pilot to test whether early social worker-guardian meetings can help curb care proceedings delays

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Lyn Romeo, chief social worker for adults

Adults, Social work leaders

Chief social worker to step down after decade in post

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers to face return to practice requirements in Scotland

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Local government pay dispute remains unresolved following union meeting

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Children, Social work leaders

Cafcass starts prioritising London private law cases to ‘maintain safe workloads for social workers’

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Beverley Barnett-Jones

Children, Social work leaders

Deprivation of liberty: ‘We’re managing risk – not helping these children recover’

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Adults, Social work leaders

£4m to help councils prepare for CQC adults’ services checks

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Children, Social work leaders

Government presses ahead with scientific asylum age assessments in face of criticisms

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Agency social work rules: ‘hugely frustrating’ delay to DfE consultation response

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Employers chosen to design and test social work early career framework

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Children, Social work leaders

Family group conferencing good practice must not be diluted in rollout, experts warn

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Care worker putting a bandage on a man's arm in his home.

Adults, Social work leaders

Most home care providers have seen fall in number of hours commissioned by councils – survey

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Minister for care Helen Whately (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)

Adults, Social work leaders

£10m boost to adult social care funding to tackle NHS winter pressures

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Children, Social work leaders

Practitioners ‘will not get into trouble’ for sharing information to protect children, says data watchdog

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