Social work leaders

John Pearce, ADCS president, 2023-24

Children, Social work leaders

Age assessment demands on social workers must be reduced, says ADCS president

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils would still employ social workers under proposed National Care Service for Scotland

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Ofsted and BASW raise safeguarding concerns over allowing non-social workers to do child in need assessments

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE likely to implement agency social work restrictions – sector head

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

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Adult social care vacancy numbers fall slightly from all-time high but still top 150,000

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

How social workers’ roles would change under Working Together overhaul

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Some social work students face delays to joining workforce due to marking boycott

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Diversity Equality Inclusion write on a sticky note isolated on Office Desk.

Social work leaders, Workforce

Government no longer funding social care race equality scheme

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Post-its with the words 'permanent' and 'temporary' written on them

Social work leaders, Workforce

No agency social workers left practising in Northern Ireland trusts

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Children, Choose Social Work, Social work leaders, Workforce

Sharon Shoesmith: how social workers can get their professional pride back

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Mental health practitioner and client

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

20% boost to NHS mental health social worker numbers

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker vacancy rate in Wales falls amid England rise

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Children, Social work leaders

Government bids to clear up practitioner ‘confusion’ on information sharing

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Agency social workers more satisfied than permanent staff, finds survey

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Adults, Social work leaders

60,000 cut in social care waiting lists but need continues to mount, says ADASS

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