Council funds save social worker jobs

THREE social worker jobs which help people with substance misuse in Notts are to be retained.

Notts County Council has agreed to spend more than £55,000 to ensure the three posts continue when funding from Notts County Primary Care Trust is withdrawn from April 1.

Meanwhile, the authority’s Adult Social Care and Health Committee has also agreed to consult with stakeholders on a proposal to review existing funding allocated to substance misuse residential rehabilitation services.

The council plans to only fund social care elements of placements, rather than continuing to fund therapeutic interventions.

By doing so it will save £96,000, while the therapeutic services would be carried out by the NHS instead.