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Close-up of woman's hands with calculator and utility bills. The concept of rising prices for heating, gas, electricity. A lot of utility bills and hands in a warm sweater on a calculator

Social work leaders, Workforce

Pay now top motivator for social workers to change jobs

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Cap on care costs: significant risks around plan to deliver delayed reform by 2025, says watchdog

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Number of UK social worker job postings falls for fourth consecutive month, figures show

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Fund return to social work scheme and boost admin support to tackle vacancies, LGA urges government

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Adults, Workforce

Government quizzes adult social workers on working conditions

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker vacancy rate in Wales falls amid England rise

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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

‘Momentum for change’ to tackle profession’s staffing ‘crisis’, says Social Work England lead

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

BASW warns of ‘dilution of social worker role’ as DHSC plans more assessments by non-qualified staff

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work leaders come together to tackle mounting workforce issues

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Close-up of woman's hands with calculator and utility bills. The concept of rising prices for heating, gas, electricity. A lot of utility bills and hands in a warm sweater on a calculator

Social work leaders, Workforce

Council social workers offered ‘full and final’ £1,925 pay rise for 2023-24

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

UPDATED: Number of frontline children's social workers down 8% since 2020 as vacancies soar

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Sharp rise in vacancies placing ‘significant stress’ on social care OTs, warns college

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Adults, Workforce

Adult social workers’ pay down over past decade amid hike in vacancies

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Colum Conway, chief executive, Social Work England

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social Work England to research profession’s recruitment and retention challenges

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ADCS president Steve Crocker

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Care review response will start to address mounting social work pressures, says ADCS president

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