var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags["15928354-src"]="poll-oembed-simple"; Two-thirds of councils need to improve on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), an analysis of Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments have found. The finding from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) came as…| Community Care
var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags["15928354-src"]="poll-oembed-simple"; Caps on what council children’s services may pay to hire agency social workers in England show significant regional variations, Department for Education (DfE) data shows. There are gaps of 37% between the highest and lowest…| Community Care
var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags["15928354-src"]="poll-oembed-simple"; Care provider fees have risen by about 5% this year, but leaders warn the increases are being outstripped by wage and tax hikes and other cost pressures. Provisional figures on the average fees paid by…| 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
National Social Work Agency chief executive will hold dual role as chief social work adviser to ministers, say Scottish Government| 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
Chris Badger, currently director at Hertfordshire council, will take responsibility for CQC's assessments of councils and care providers| 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