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‘Door could be open to abuse’ of disabled children due to DfE shelving advocacy plan, say leads
National safeguarding panel leads criticism of DfE's cost-driven decision to stop planned introduction of non-instructed ...
Community Care17h
Assisted dying bill clears first parliamentary hurdle
To address such concerns, the Association of Palliative Care Social Workers (APCSW) – which is neutral on the bill – has ...
Community Care19h
LADO guidance to be issued for consultation in 2025
Handbook on local authority designated officer (LADO) role follows review sparked by 'major' failings relating disabled ...
Community Care23h
A Google Maps Tribute: a poem about a bereaved child’s resilience
Rosie R's latest poem follows a young boy who has clanged onto the memory of his mother through a Google Maps snapshot ...
Community Care3d
Protect social care from ‘catastrophic’ national insurance increase, ADASS tells government
ADASS says national insurance increase and national living wage rise have landed councils with £1.8bn in extra costs ...
Community Care1d
Do social workers support assisted dying?
Most social workers support the legalisation of assisted dying, a Community Care poll has found. The Terminally Ill Adults ...
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Assisted dying: social work role proposed to safeguard those going through process
Association of Palliative Care Social Workers says people seeking an assisted death will need social support from a ...
Community Care2d
Writing a social work CV in children’s services
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to CV writing and hiring in children’s social work. Managers will have slightly ...
Community Care4d
Agencies not equipped to protect children from sexual abuse in family, find safeguarding leaders
Children too often ignored or disbelieved by practitioners who lack the skills and confidence to combat infrafamilial child ...
Community Care3d
Care providers to cut care and jobs on back of Budget, finds survey
Two-thirds of care services say they will have to make redundancies while 57% will have to hand back contracts to ...
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‘Crackdown on excessive profits’ pledged as government unveils children’s social care reforms
Major providers will have to share financial information with government to tackle 'profiteering' in children's social care ...
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Placing social workers in mental health trusts can help tackle out of area placements, says report
However, councils have withdrawn social workers from integrated teams despite benefits for patients, finds study on out of ...