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27th March 2020

Homeless deaths highest in council areas facing the deepest cuts, Labour analysis

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27th March 2020

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Barriers on hiring overseas workers ‘would cause huge difficulties in social care’

News England

Frustration as care workers and community nurses still lack adequate protective gear

Care workers and community nurses are still struggling to do their jobs safely and with adequate protective gear, with experts...

Children going hungry as free school meals not offered to low-income families

Survey of child poverty charities finds 40% at risk of closure without emergency funds

BMA calls for clarity over what medics with inadequate personal protective equipment should do

Hundreds of cancer patients in Wales could die due to coronavirus delays, charity warns

Parents should be paid to care for children during Covid-19 outbreak – report

NHS procurement chief tweets ‘God help us all’ as frustration over protective equipment continues

Wales facing ‘long difficult haul’ and restrictions beyond current lockdown, First Minister warns

Children’s charity reports huge rise in applications for its emergency cash fund

SEC Glasgow to be turned into field hospital and cancer screening halted amid Covid-19 crisis

Scottish Government launch national volunteering campaign to help fight coronavirus pandemic

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Survey of child poverty charities finds 40% at risk of closure without emergency funds

Dozens of child poverty charities are braced to close within half a year if they are not able to replace...

BMA calls for clarity over what medics with inadequate personal protective equipment should do

Hundreds of cancer patients in Wales could die due to coronavirus delays, charity warns

Parents should be paid to care for children during Covid-19 outbreak – report

NHS procurement chief tweets ‘God help us all’ as frustration over protective equipment continues

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Lockdown offers perfect opportunity to explore online learning and elevate your career

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

23rd March 2020

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’

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

17th March 2020

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Engage: Matt Hancock ‘thank you’ letter praises social care workers for going extra mile

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has written an open letter of thanks to social care workers for everything they have done...

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

25th March 2020

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

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

4th February 2020

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

Webwatch

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

Reports, Resources & Guidance

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

How to avoid video conference call embarrassment – Top etiquette tips for home workers

Technology is enabling some people to carry on working from home in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19. But...

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