var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags["16087543-src"]="poll-oembed-simple"; The local authority designated officer (LADO) role should be made independent of councils as part of measures to improve the safeguarding of children in institutional settings, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Rachel de…| Community Care
var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags["16087543-src"]="poll-oembed-simple"; Access to NHS continuing healthcare is “unfair and inconsistent”, a study has reported. There are significant local and regional variations in eligibility for and spending on CHC that cannot be fully explained by differences in…| Community Care
var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags["16087543-src"]="poll-oembed-simple"; From the Front Line invites social workers to share their experiences on various topics and running issues within the sector to help others in their professional journey. To express an interest, email us at anastasia.koutsounia@markallengroup.com…| Community Care
var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags["16087543-src"]="poll-oembed-simple"; English councils are increasingly applying to take children into care, Cafcass figures have revealed. The number of care applications from April to August 2025 (5,115) was 6.6% higher than in the same period last year…| Community Care
var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags["16087543-src"]="poll-oembed-simple"; A “shameful” and “gut-wrenching” rise in racial disparities in the use of the Mental Health Act 1983 has prompted calls for changes to the government bill’s to reform the legislation. The AMHP (approved mental health…| Community Care
Data suggests funding on family support and safeguarding being squeezed, as government seeks to shift spending away from care system| Community Care
33% hike in Social Work England fees better balances income from social workers with that from government, says outgoing minister| Community Care
Despite rising number of fitness to practise referrals, Scottish Social Services Council has cut the time taken to close cases| Community Care
Rise driven by concerns from members of the public, the overwhelming majority of which are rejected by regulator at initial stage| Community Care
Vacancy rate falls to pre-Covid levels as number working in adult social care workforce reaches record levels, says Skills for Care| Community Care
Government remit asks independent commission on social care to consider services for older people and disabled adults separately| Community Care
NHS and local authorities urged to create multidisciplinary teams, under government's vision for 'neighbourhood health service'| Community Care
