Social care funding set to divide coalition ministers
Senior Liberal Democrats are preparing to clash with the Treasury and their Conservative partners over increased funding for long term care.
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College of social work talks break down
A bitter dispute between the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and the College of Social Work (CSW) has been reignited.
Privatised care ”is not value for money”
Privatising and outsourcing local authority services is not providing value for money for taxpayers, Heather Wakefield has said.
Grants on offer for Wokingham social care start-ups
Entrepreneurs looking to set up local firms offering social care can apply for start-up grants of up to £1,500.
RCN: NHS healthcare assistants’ training ‘unacceptable’
The NHS is too reliant on untrained healthcare assistants who are asked to pick up nursing skills as they go along, says the head of the Royal College of Nursing.
Inquiry over Lancashire £2.4m mental health bill`
AN inquiry has been ordered after social services chiefs in Lancashire were left with an extra £2.4million bill for looking after people with mental health problems.
BASW conference hears call for social work lecturers to remain in practice
Lecturers in social work should be required to remain in practice, a former deputy director of children and young people’s services told a BASW conference on the Munro reform agenda.
New Autism skills and knowledge list launched
A new knowledge list to support social care and health service providers working with people with autism has been launched after extensive consultation across both sectors.
Scottish government acts on advice from SCVO in spending plans
The SCVO got its way in the new Spending Review unveiled by the Scottish government yesterday, as it welcomed the “major shift in focus to prevention and confidence in the sector”.
Dumfries and Galloway care home seeks overhaul approval
A revised plan for specialist housing to replace a council-run care home in Dumfries and Galloway has been recommended for approval.
