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@CoramBAAF
8 months ago
RT @coram_i: “I’m so pleased to have found an organisation with such an interesting history & an inspiring commitment to improving the live…
External news
1 year ago

Councils able to recruit overseas social workers through £15m fund

Councils will be able use a m international recruitment fund to source social workers from overseas to work in adults' services the government has confirmed The Department of Health and Social Care DHSC said that though the focus of the...
@BASW_UK
8 months ago
Urgent action is needed to address the impacts of the benefit cap, ensuring no child is left behind. BASW stands w… https://t.co/Mbrp4j76vG
External news
1 year ago

CQC checks on council adult services still set for April 2023 start

Care Quality Commission CQC assessments of local authority adult social services are still due to start in a matter of weeks despite the process for doing so not having been agreed The Department of Health and Social Care DHSC confirmed...
@AoCPPtweet
8 months ago
Are multi-agency safeguarding arrangements adequate? Let's find out together. Join us TOMORROW for an engaging di… https://t.co/31mPGx7GwI
External news
1 year ago

DfE pledges action on ‘excessive’ workload pressures for children’s social workers

The government has pledged action to tackle excessive workload pressures on council children's social workers as part of its response to the care review The Department for Education said it would set up a national workload action group to identify...
@SCIE_socialcare
8 months ago
Adult social care workforce growing again, but challenges remain @skillsforcare annual Size and Structure of the Ad… https://t.co/Ux7RmHB4xR
External news
1 year ago

More people face paying for care as means-test threshold is frozen for 13th year

More people face paying for their care after means-testing thresholds were frozen for a th consecutive year the government announced this week The upper capital limit above which people must pay the full cost of their care in most cases...
@CoramBAAF
8 months ago
📣Just published! 📘Working with children who have experienced neglect This guide is designed to be a practical te… https://t.co/a27tgogOkR
External news
1 year ago

Children’s Mental Health Week

This week is Children's Mental Health Week an awareness raising week that is hosted by Place Be a children's mental health Read more...
@YorkSCP
8 months ago
Babies cry, you can cope. ICON is here to support families and professionals prevent injury to babies. Crying is… https://t.co/frV085mjQg
External news
1 year ago

DfE Children’s Social Care Strategy Fails Care Experienced People

Within the care experienced community it has been hard to comprehend some of the decisions that have been made in Read more...
@CoramVoice
8 months ago
RT @ClaireRhullcc: Staying Connected Project is well underway. Here is one of the smaller focused groups working on the priorities in regar…
External news
1 year ago

Councils to face targets in return for adult social care funding

Councils will face targets on improving adult social care in return for funding in the forthcoming financial year the government has confirmed In return for m in additional cash for - the Department of Health and Social Care DHSC expects...
@PauseOrg
8 months ago
RT @pauserotherham: Messing about on the river 💚 We had a peaceful time today with the wonderful team @LockSwinton for our monthly group ac…
External news
1 year ago

Child sexual abuse remains ‘very hidden’ despite increase in recorded case numbers, warns expert centre

Child sexual abuse CSA remains very hidden despite increases in the number of cases identified over the past year experts have warned While the identification of CSA in assessments in England reached record levels in - relatively few were placed...
@PauseOrg
8 months ago
RT @AdedapoOmolade: Looking forward to @JohnnyMercerUK championing care leavers as Care Leavers Cross-Government Lead. We know 40% of moth…
External news
1 year ago

Cost of care analyses show councils lack funding to pay providers fair price, warn directors

Councils lack the money to move towards paying providers a fair price for care directors have warned in the light of government-mandated analyses of the costs of services The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services ADASS issued the warning...
@NSPCCLearning
8 months ago
Last week @BrthCompanions published a Birth Charter setting out how services and systems in England should support… https://t.co/rQxDrJWxuc
External news
1 year ago

DfE backs early career framework but rejects national pay scales for children’s social workers

Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll The Department for Education DfE has backed a care review proposal for a five-year early career framework ECF for the development...