Care review launches with focus on ensuring love, stability and safety for children in families and in care
‘Short-termist’ government funding for children’s services ‘destabilising’ councils’ ability to sustain provision
DfE failure to ban unregulated provision for under-18s will leave teenagers at risk, warn sector heads
Care review’s rejection of over 900 applicants for experts by experience group sparks ‘pain and anger’
Council no longer at risk of losing children’s services after turnaround since ‘inadequate’ Ofsted verdict
AMHP workforce faces squeeze with third over 55, warnings over lack of trainees and increased workload
Managing chaos, doing our best for patients and supporting each other: hospital social work under Covid
Average pay for adult social workers up for first time in five years but salaries no higher than 2013 levels