Tag Archives | adult social care policy

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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Hand holding a piece of parchment with the words 'human rights' written on it

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

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Adult social care gets fourth cabinet minister in two years

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Dial pointed at the word 'strategy'

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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‘Failing’ council adults’ services will not be turned over to independent trusts

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Female care worker on home visit showing her ID, close up

Adults, Social work leaders

Government to review case for powers of entry for social workers in adult safeguarding cases

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The word 'funding' spelt out in blocks against the background of some graphs

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Government shifts £600m destined for social care reform into tackling immediate pressures on services

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Scottish Parliament building

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

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

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Picture of a man reading his newspaper with the logo 'Social Work Recap' on top

Adults, Children, Workforce

Lack of social care workforce plan ‘a missed opportunity’

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Minister for care Helen Whately (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

‘Resource pressures’ behind decision to shelve LPS, says care minister

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