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Our future care system cannot be driven by price, competition and profits. Here?s how government can encourage communities to take control
While Conservative proposals for overhauling adult social care funding damaged their election campaign and did not feature in the Queen?s speech, they were right not to duck the issue.
Politicians of all parties must come together, not only to plug the hole in social care funding, but also to think hard about how the system spends that money. No overhaul of
The political party that wins the next general election is likely to be the one that signs up to a new vision of social care and support
There can be no question that Theresa May?s disastrous social care manifesto policy played a major part in her election failure. However, the Queen?s speech suggests that she still far from finding a sustainable way forward for social care that will command popular support. The speech only included 14 vague and non-committal words on the subject: ?My minister
Currently, all children in the first three years of school receive a free lunch, but as part of its general election pledges, the conservatives said they would scrap the entitlement, and use some of the...
Hosted by Bradford Metropolitan District Council and North Yorkshire County Council with the Spring Consortium
Summary
You are invited to take part in an interactive session focused on adopting innovative responses to the needs of looked after children (LAC), and adapting them to new geographies.
The event will feature a number of projects funded through the Innovation Programme, including Bradford?s ?B Positive Pathways?, North Yorkshire County Council?s ?No Wrong Door? and the Fosteri
Hosted by Hertfordshire County Council and the London Borough of Islington with the Spring Consortium
Summary
We would like to invite you to an interactive session focusing on the practical learning from projects that have been implementing a unified theory of practice (for example strengths based methods). This will consider practice across all social work services including multidisciplinary teams.
The event will involve a number of projects funded by the Innovation Programme includin
We confront social injustices that occur every day ? we are agents of change and must speak up against poverty, discrimination and inequality
People often ask what makes me come to work every day, under so much pressure from families, employers, other professionals, the NHS, the media ... What makes me keep going in this job with the same enthusiasm after 24 years?
My answer is simple: I love my job. I have a passion for social work. Continue reading...
Are social workers removing children from their families simply because the parents have No Recourse To Public Funds?
The High Court will today hear a legal challenge to the government's failure to implement the Dubs amendment and that by failing to uphold it the Home Office has put children's safety at risk. The Solicitor's...
A quarter of children in care in Wales were placed in new homes outside of their county, new figures have shown. The BBC reports that about 1,500 placements out of 5,600 were made out of local authority...