Category: Community Care- Adults
By Savannah Burney, Family Rights Group Parents with learning difficulties or disabilities are disproportionately represented in child protection processes and are more likely than other parents to have their children permanently removed (Booth et al, 2005). Recent research highlights the ongoing challenges these parents face, revealing that the family justice and child welfare system often […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. by Lisa Norton I am an advanced practitioner specialising in continuing healthcare on behalf of a local authority. My role is to attend multidisciplinary meetings with a nurse assessor, next of kin, and a representative from […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made over £4bn a year more available for councils to spend on adult social care in 2028-29 compared with this year in the government’s spending review, delivered yesterday. The funding has been […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. There is a £1.6bn gap between council home care fees and the minimum price required by providers in England to operate sustainably, the Homecare Association has found. Local authorities met just over half of the additional […]
From the Front Line is a new series where social workers share their experiences on various topics and running issues within the sector. To express an interest in taking part, email us at anastasia.koutsounia@markallengroup.com Social workers frequently collaborate with professionals from other disciplines to safeguard or support children, families or adults. But fostering these working relationships can be […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Most social workers oppose the government’s move to end international recruitment of care workers, a poll has found. Earlier this month, home secretary Yvette Cooper announced that the new policy would come into place later this […]
This article provides advice and tips from Community Care Inform’s guide on working with and supporting parents with learning disabilities. Updated in March 2025, the guide is written by Beth Tarleton and Danielle Turney and looks at how to identify and assess parents with learning disabilities, as well as supporting them to learn new skills. […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Adult social care in England needs an extra £3.4bn in real-terms annual funding by 2028-29, at a “bare minimum”, to deal with rising demand and increased costs, an analysis has found. Councils would need an extra […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. The government’s decision to stop adult social care providers from recruiting staff from overseas – at some point later this year – has sent shockwaves through the sector. According to provider bodies, it risks creating “extreme […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. The number of the approved mental health professionals (AMHP) in England has not changed in six years, data has revealed. There were about 3,800 AMHPs as of March 2025, the same number as in each of […]