Social work leaders, Workforce

‘I was close to unable to work’: social workers on disclosing mental health struggles at work

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Adults, Children, Legal, Social work leaders

Mental Health Bill: how legislation has changed under MPs’ scrutiny

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Children, Social work leaders

Number of bids to register children’s homes doubles but provision not always matching need – Ofsted

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Adults, Legal, Social work leaders

The assisted dying bill explained

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Adults, Legal, Social work leaders

Existing PIP claimants to be protected from cuts in disability benefits U-turn

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Workforce

My Brilliant Colleague: ‘Thanks to you, I’m still in social work’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work remains councils’ biggest recruitment and retention challenge, survey finds

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Adults, Social work leaders

Adult social care funding rise barely enough to cover wage and national insurance increases, figures suggest

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Children, Social work leaders

Care placements costs still driving up children’s services spending, council budgets show

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Inform Adults, Inform Children, Workforce

Tips for managing biases in your social work practice

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Adults, Social work leaders

Bigger councils have outperformed smaller ones in CQC adults’ services assessments, finds analysis

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Children, Workforce

Should the Home Office’s social work service be abolished?

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Workforce

Ask The Experts: ‘How do I transition from adults’ to children’s social work?’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Honours for social workers, leaders and academics in King’s birthday list

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Adults

Assisted dying set to become legal in England and Wales after MPs back bill

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Adult social workers on strike in Brighton and Hove in November 2023

Workforce

Social work pay dispute that led to strike resolved with salary boost for NQSWs

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