Social care leaders

News, practice and comment for social work and social care senior managers

Adults, Legal, Workforce

What the Care Act means for choice of care and accommodation for service users

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Adults, Workforce

Adult social services budgets slashed by more than a quarter over four years

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David Pearson

Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

‘We are getting to the point where funding is unsustainable if we want to meet need appropriately’ – Adass chief

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Adults, Mental Health, Deprivation of liberty, Workforce

Demand for best interest assessor training rockets following Supreme Court ruling

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Child on swing

Children, Workforce

Children’s directors respond to damning verdict on child protection system

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Adults, Legal, Workforce

The gaps, inconsistencies and question marks in the approach to eligibility under the Care Act

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Adults, Workforce

What local authority adults’ services will be measured against in 2014-15

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Adults, Workforce

Government to change controversial indicator on personal budgets take-up

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Adults, Legal, Workforce

What social workers need to know about the government’s reforms to eligibility criteria

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Social Work Scotland: A new integrated voice for Scottish social work

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Workforce

Social work and social care recognised in Queen’s birthday honours list

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Adults, Workforce

Most council bosses believe integrated social care and health won’t generate savings

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Children, Workforce

‘Five bigger concerns for children’s social work than the threat of privatisation’

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Adults, Workforce

Adult social care skills agencies merge

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Adults, Mental Health, Workforce

Government rejects call to scrap Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

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Adult and child shadow

Children, Workforce

10 key arguments from the consultation on children’s social work outsourcing

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