Age Scotland announce George Foulkes as new chairman
Age Scotland has announced the appointment of the Rt. Hon. Lord Foulkes of Cumnock as their new Chairman of the Board of Trustees. George Foulkes has previously served as Vice-Chair
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Tributes paid following sudden death of ‘honourable and decent’ ADASS president
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) have this morning reported the sudden death of their president, Harold Bodmer, who passed away yesterday. In a joint statement from
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Regulator seeks feedback on development of new Social Care Wales website
The Care Council for Wales (CCW) is around 10 months away from being renamed as Social Care Wales. As part of the change, CCW are developing a new website that
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NISCC announce two events launching Social Care Manager’s Forum
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) have announced details of two events to launch The Social Care Manager’s Forum. With social care managers playing a key role holding responsibility
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MPs call for major social work reform with new professional body taking lead
Social work for children and families is under “severe stress” and government plans for reform have “significant weaknesses”, a group of MPs has warned. The cross-party Education Committee said social
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Social care ‘in jeopardy’ as 2% surcharge fails to even cover living wage costs
A 2% council tax surcharge introduced by George Osborne last year to help pay for adult social care in England has failed even to cover the additional cost from the
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Applications open for ethnic minority social care leadership programme
Skills for Care have announced they are now accepting expressions of interest for the Moving Up leadership programme, which is for black, Asian and minority ethnic social care leaders. Currently,
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Resource: Stepping up to the place: The key to successful health and social care integration
A tool kit of resources to help local health and care leaders move further and faster on achieving their vision of integration will today be unveiled at the Local Government
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Minister for Community and Social Care to step down from frontbench role
The Minister of State for Community and Social Care, Alistair Burt, has announced he is stepping down from his frontbench role. Mr Burt told MPs his decision had nothing to
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Engage: It’s not unusual? Developing social business models in Welsh health and social care
For over a decade, England has used social business models in health and social care as an attractive alternative to either state monopolies or privatisation. This includes the organisational models
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