Social work leaders

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Adults, Social work leaders

Council must tackle ‘significant’ DoLS delays, says watchdog

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Children, Social work leaders

Over 2,000 children per year could avoid care through family group conference rollout – research

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Legislate to limit social workers’ caseloads, Senedd members tell Welsh Government

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Over three-quarters of social work roles not offered on part-time basis despite small rise in rate

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Little known’ about which practice models work best amid ‘huge variation’ in approach – evidence body

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Social work leaders, Workforce

UPDATED: Agency social work ban in NI could be in place by end of month

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Frontline faces tougher targets for qualifying and retaining social workers in new contract

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

AMHP leads sound alarm over Met Police withdrawal from mental health-related incidents

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Short-notice’ children’s home closures show need for greater powers over market – sector heads

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Children 'will not get adequate protection from CSA' - inquiry chair

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Union calls on social workers to strike over council pay offer

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Quality of social work CPD ‘much higher’ than in previous year, says regulator

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Children, Social work leaders

Secure children’s home bed numbers fall despite huge level of need

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

60,000 boost to care workforce from overseas staff in past year

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Adults, Social work leaders

CQC checks of council adults’ services: pilots selected to test system

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Staff-to-service-user ratios ‘not safe’ in UK social work, say two-thirds of practitioners

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