Tag Archives | adult social care policy

Piles of coins of increasing size with tiles spelling out the word 'cost' sitting on each

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Social care buy-in for fair pay plan at risk after Budget tax hike’

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Person placing a wooden block with the word 'budget' written in black on it on top of a similar block with the word 'gap' written on it

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

£600m for social care ‘risks being swallowed by wage and employer tax rises’, warn sector leaders

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Fair pay agreement for adult social care likely to increase council costs, says government

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Adults, Social work leaders

No plans to scrap single-word ratings for adults’ services, says government

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Adults, Workforce

Delay ‘unfunded’ cap on care costs, council body urges government

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Adults, Social work leaders

‘Worst financial outlook for years’ for adult social care revealed by directors’ survey

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Mug full of coffee next to pile of post-it notes, with the top one reading 'What's your legacy?'

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

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Bridget Phillipson and Wes Streeting

Adults, Children

Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson handed responsibility for social care in Labour government

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Keir Starmer

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Labour urged to prioritise social work after huge election victory

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Big Ben next to a sign saying 'general election 2024'

Adults, Social work leaders

Parties have neglected social care in election campaign, say sector heads

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Melanie Williams

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Reform Mental Health Act and implement LPS: new ADASS head’s message to next government

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Shadow minister for social care Andrew Gwynne at the 2024 ADASS Spring Seminar

Adults, Social work leaders

Labour still committed to cap on care costs, shadow minister tells sector leaders

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

DHSC sets out plans for funding adult social care training

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

DoLS: older people routinely having rights breached because of failure to tackle ‘huge’ backlog, warns charity

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A practice educator or social work manager talking to a student

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils given funding to train more staff as social workers through apprenticeships

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