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
https://jobs.communitycare.co.uk/job/1401774360/family-intervention-worker/…| Community Care
Season two of Learn on the go – a social work podcast from Community Care Inform – has launched with an episode that explores parental conflict. Jude Gordon, a project manager within the child poverty team at the North East…| 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
by Vicki Shevlin var pd_tags = new Array;pd_tags["16087543-src"]="poll-oembed-simple"; As a trainer and consultant for newly qualified social workers, I regularly hear ‘imposter syndrome’ named as the barrier to them achieving confidence. Often, this is linked to insecurity about their age,…| 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
For young people leaving care, the jump to independent living can feel overwhelming. Budgeting, paying bills, staying healthy and managing relationships are all skills many struggle to learn without structured support. ASDAN’s Moving On course was created to meet this…| 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
Government must commission review of Social Work England to examine effectiveness, value for money and performance, say social worker bodies| Community Care
33% hike in Social Work England fees better balances income from social workers with that from government, says outgoing minister| Community Care
Following the case of an agency social worker working multiple jobs, we're looking to hear from practitioners with similar experiences| Community Care
Social Work England to increase registration and renewal fees from £90 to £120 in face of disagreement from most consultation respondents| Community Care
DfE provides Social Work England with £5.2m in extra resource for 2025-26, which it plans to use in part to reduce fitness to practise delays| Community Care
Social Work England took average of 35 weeks to decide whether fitness to practise concerns about practitioners warranted investigation, in late 2024| 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
Over 100 practitioners, managers, teams and organisations shortlisted for Social Worker of the Year Awards 2025| Community Care
Practice tips for social workers from a Community Care Inform Adults guide on mental health and managing debt| Community Care
A social worker celebrates his colleague, who supported him and the service while he was absent due to bereavement| 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
Inspiring excellence in social care. Read the latest social work and social care news, opinion and analysis and find your perfect social work or social care job| Community Care
Commission headed by Louise Casey will identify key issues facing sector and recommend changes designed to create 'national care service'| Community Care
Nominate your social work colleagues for our series, My Brilliant Colleague, by telling us about the ways they have inspired you.| 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
The government has resurrected plans to place a cap on care costs and make the care means-test more generous, four years after ditching them.| Community Care
Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse provisions put forward by government will fail majority of victims, says charity| Community Care
Professionals must be under a legal duty to report child sexual abuse, and face criminal sanctions for not doing so, says the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse| Community Care
LGA urges political parties to commit to 'significant and sustained increase in funding for councils' and social care ahead of 2024 election| Community Care
The care review's plans to tackle the shortage of suitable care placements risk increasing costs and bureaucracy and making decision-making more remote from children| Community Care
Local authorities are struggling to manage the children’s homes market, amid a shortage of suitable placements, according to a study. published yesterday.| Community Care
Children’s homes are profiteering from an already “broken” market in which demand far exceeds supply, the children’s minister has warned.| Community Care
Labour Party manifesto pledges fair pay agreement for adult care workers and indicates it will implement cap on care costs, but without resources for either| Community Care
Ofsted director Yvette Stanley raises concerns about children's homes being set up in the wrong areas and staff skills gaps in sector| Community Care
Secure children's home bed numbers have fallen over the last year despite huge levels of need for placements for very vulnerable children.| Community Care
The number of unregistered children's homes identified by Ofsted more than doubled from 2020-21 to 2021-22, the regulator has revealed.| Community Care
The 'dysfunctional' care market needs overhaul to tackle high prices and scarce placements, says the Competition and Markets Authority| Community Care
Professor Ray Jones reflects on the legacy of the Maria Colwell inquiry in 1974 and its impact on social work today.| Community Care
Lord Laming reflects back on the changes the social work sector has experienced since Victoria Climbié's death.| Community Care
