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3 years ago
Average care worker earns less than over 80% of wider workforce
More than of jobs in the wider economy pay more than the average independent care worker wage Skills for Care revealed today in its annual report on the workforce NHS healthcare assistants new to their roles are earning...
External news
3 years ago
‘How social workers can better support Polish families’
By Ewa Wilcock Vesta SFS CIC has been supporting Polish families since working with those experiencing complex issues domestic abuse problems with mental health parenting difficulties or addictions We address these problems via the offer of specialist services including...
External news
3 years ago
‘It is very serious’: commissioner warns ‘inadequate’ council it must improve ‘at pace’
A council must improve at pace in the wake of a damning Ofsted report that found it was not protecting children and young people from harm That was the message from Herefordshire Council's government-appointed commissioner at the start of a...
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3 years ago
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3 years ago
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Ann McLaughlin Author of WORLD CHANGE-MAKER BUILD SKILLS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENt amp SOCIAL WORK Coaching training and consulting world wide over twenty years...
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3 years ago
Joint targeted area inspections to focus on early help for children and families
Ofsted CQC and HMICFRS have published guidance for the thematic focus on early help for families as part of their programme of joint targeted area inspections JTAIs...
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3 years ago
People with learning disabilities ‘not always protected from abuse’, amid ‘blame culture’ in NHS service – CQC
People with learning disabilities and autistic people were not always protected from abuse or poor care by insufficiently skilled staff amid a blame culture in a mental health trust's inpatient services That was the damning verdict from the Care Quality...
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3 years ago
NQSW: ‘I get to the end of the second week after being paid and don’t have any money’
I want my kids eating well and I want them dressed appropriately that they at least have a school uniform If we're actually going to be happier with me in the benefits system then why not Why push poverty on...
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3 years ago
How social workers can improve support for the ‘silent and unheard majority’ of kinship carers
By Ann Horne kinship consultant CoramBAAF Kinship carers are motivated by love commitment and sometimes a sense of family or cultural duty Their decision to care for a child is often made at times of family crisis triggering heightened stress...
External news
3 years ago
From busking to horse-riding: using strengths-based practice to transform lives
Tom has battled alcoholism and substance use and has a borderline personality disorder that had him engaging with everything from Alcoholics Anonymous to psychology experts but without much success His breakthrough came when he told Lee -- his caseworker --...