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PM Boris Johnson and Health Secretary both self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus

Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have tested positive for coronavirus. The Prime Minister said he will continue to...

‘Concrete action’ being taken over Northern Ireland’s supply of personal protective equipment

Engage: We have to wake up to the access online sexual predators have – Esther Rantzen

Childline report ‘huge spike’ in counselling sessions with children around coronavirus worries

Government asks local authorities to house all rough sleepers by weekend, says charity

Government orders 10,000 ventilators from Dyson as firm waits to receive regulatory approval

More than half a million volunteers step up to support most vulnerable during coronavirus crisis

Kevin Bridges challenges public to double his £20,000 children’s hospice donation

Care home resident must have communication with family during outbreak – judge

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Retired social care workers urged to return to help during coronavirus outbreak

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‘Concrete action’ being taken over Northern Ireland’s supply of personal protective equipment

Health minister Robin Swann has said “concrete action” is being taken over Northern Ireland’s supply of personal protective equipment (PPE)....

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More than half a million volunteers step up to support most vulnerable during coronavirus crisis

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First patients enrolled in University of Oxford clinical trial for possible Covid-19 treatments

23rd March 2020

The first UK patients have been enrolled in a clinical trial for possible Covid-19 treatments. Researchers from the University of...

Sean Holland announces launch of new webpage for social workers in Northern Ireland

Praise for social care as Covid-19 guidance issued for NI care home and domiciliary care workers

18th March 2020

New resources published for Welsh social care workers when assessing carers’ needs

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Guidance on Home Care Provision – Public Health England

17th March 2020

New dementia referral figures branded ‘unacceptable’ and ‘utterly shameful’

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Gudiance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Information and advice for social workers – Social Work England

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Engage: Denial, fear, shock and anger – How the public is reacting to coronavirus

The public’s reaction to the coronavirus pandemic is similar to the stages of grief – with some people still in...

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Engage: Award-winning actress Dame Harriet Walter on tackling the topic of euthanasia

4th February 2020

The End follows a family of three generations trying to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none...

Engage: Asian grooming gangs – how ethnicity made authorities wary of investigating child sexual abuse

28th January 2020

Engage: How Scotland is taking a revolutionary approach to looking after children in care

28th January 2020

Calls for more powers to protect women attending abortion clinics in Scotland

Engage: Care home death of 94-year-old war veteran should sound alarm bells in Government

15th January 2020

Test using smartphone camera can diagnose urinary tract infections in 25 minutes

Engage: New Government must introduce long-term funding settlement for social care

6th January 2020

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More than a million people seek online NHS advice amid coronavirus crisis

9th March 2020

New dashboard to inform local authority social care planning launched in Wales

2nd March 2020

Safer consumption rooms best way to combat ‘unprecedented’ spike in drug deaths, conference hears

Academics pioneer programme using algorithms to identify child abusers by hands

27th February 2020

Webwatch: Video game-like intervention ‘could help improve attention of children with ADHD’

26th February 2020

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Praise for social care as Covid-19 guidance issued for NI care home and domiciliary care workers

on 18 March 2020

Praise for social care as Covid-19 guidance issued for NI care home and domiciliary care workers

on 18 March 2020

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Guidance on Home Care Provision – Public Health England

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Guidance on Home Care Provision – Public Health England

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Guidance on Residential Care Provision – Public Health England

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Guidance on Residential Care Provision – Public Health England

Gudiance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Information and advice for social workers – Social Work England

Gudiance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Information and advice for social workers – Social Work England

Report: Promoting sexual safety through empowerment – Care Quality Commission

on 27 February 2020

Report: Promoting sexual safety through empowerment – Care Quality Commission

on 27 February 2020

Report: Domestic Abuse Recorded By Police In Scotland 2018 – 2019

on 26 February 2020

Report: Domestic Abuse Recorded By Police In Scotland 2018 – 2019

on 26 February 2020

Report: Allegations of child sexual abuse linked to Westminster Investigation

on 25 February 2020

Report: Allegations of child sexual abuse linked to Westminster Investigation

on 25 February 2020

Research: A tenth of 14-year-olds blighted by poverty throughout their lives

Research: A tenth of 14-year-olds blighted by poverty throughout their lives

Resources: New toolkit launched to help improve future prospects of young adult carers

Resources: New toolkit launched to help improve future prospects of young adult carers

Miles Apart: The Inadequacy Of Social Care Funding – Care England

on 11 February 2020

Miles Apart: The Inadequacy Of Social Care Funding – Care England

on 11 February 2020

Report: The Independent Care Review – Concluding reports and recommendations (Scotland)

on 05 February 2020

Report: The Independent Care Review – Concluding reports and recommendations (Scotland)

on 05 February 2020

Report: Sector Pulse Check – The impact of the changes to the social care sector (Hft)

on 04 February 2020

Report: Sector Pulse Check – The impact of the changes to the social care sector (Hft)

on 04 February 2020

Report: Staff Vacancies In Care Services 2018 – Care Inspectorate & Scottish Social Services Council

on 27 January 2020

Report: Staff Vacancies In Care Services 2018 – Care Inspectorate & Scottish Social Services Council

on 27 January 2020

Report: Deaths of looked after children in Scotland 2012-2018

on 14 January 2020

Report: Deaths of looked after children in Scotland 2012-2018

on 14 January 2020

New guidance calls for reduction in ‘out of area’ mental health treatment

on 20 December 2019

New guidance calls for reduction in ‘out of area’ mental health treatment

on 20 December 2019

Report: Scottish Social Services Council 2018/19 Annual Report

on 19 December 2019

Report: Scottish Social Services Council 2018/19 Annual Report

on 19 December 2019

Report: Working with people who commit hate crime – Iriss Insight

on 12 December 2019

Report: Working with people who commit hate crime – Iriss Insight

on 12 December 2019

Resources: The Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People (DHSC)

on 26 November 2019

Resources: The Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People (DHSC)

on 26 November 2019

Report: Ethical Care – A bold reform agenda for adult social care – IPPR

on 15 November 2019

Report: Ethical Care – A bold reform agenda for adult social care – IPPR

on 15 November 2019

Report: Skills For Life In Health And Care – Five goals for improving person-centred care

on 13 November 2019

Report: Skills For Life In Health And Care – Five goals for improving person-centred care

on 13 November 2019

Career Advice

Cera Care announce deal to acquire home care provider Mears

News England

Home care company plans to create 10,000 new jobs to meet coronavirus demand

24th March 2020

A home care company has announced the creation of 10,000 new jobs to help battle the coronavirus pandemic – and...

News Wales

Social care campaign marks first year by challenging misconception of ‘low skilled’ workforce