The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has appointed a new lead civil servant for adult social care. Sally Warren has been made director general for adult social care, having held the role on an interim basis since July,…| Community Care
National safe working limits for children’s social workers are needed to stop workloads driving practitioners out of the profession, the Department for Education (DfE) has been told. The absence of national workload guidance means some council children’s social workers are…| Community Care
Social Work England is consulting on a plan to speed up the resolution of fitness to practise cases where there is no dispute between the regulator and the practitioner about the facts and most appropriate sanction. The proposal would avoid…| Community Care
Charity urges reinstatement of national adoption register - scrapped six years ago - to tackle increasing waits for children| Community Care
The evidence base for fabricated or induced illness is weak and its consequences for families are catastrophic, argue Andy Bilson and Taliah Drayak| 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
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
