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DoLS: older people routinely having rights breached because of failure to tackle ‘huge’ backlog, warns charity
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One in nine councils granted emergency support to balance books
Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Adult social worker numbers hit record high on back of funding rise
Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
400 additional social work apprenticeships on cards as councils invited to bid for £12m fund
Adults, Children, Social work leaders
Gove finds extra £500m for social care following last-ditch calls to ease council pressures
Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Four in ten adult care providers reduced services last year due to cost pressures
Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils given funding to train more staff as social workers through apprenticeships
Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
More council ‘bankruptcies’ predicted as government rejects calls for extra social care funding
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10% national living wage hike will trigger adult social care cuts, councils warn
Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
10% pay rise for thousands of care workers as government announces national living wage rise
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