Tag Archives | adult social care policy

DELAY - road sign information illustration

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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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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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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Colleagues engaged in training session

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

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Government bar on overseas care staff bringing over families sparks workforce concerns

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Compass dial pointing to word 'performance'

Adults, Social work leaders

Most councils rated good for adult social care in CQC pilot assessments

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Victoria Atkins

Adults, Social work leaders

Adult social care gets fourth cabinet minister in two years

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Skills for Care to develop social care workforce strategy

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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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