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Scottish social work celebrated as SASW announce award winners

By Iain MacDonald23rd March 2018News Scotland

The dedication and achievement of social workers across Scotland was recognised when Childcare and Early Years Minister Maree Todd MSP presented the SASW Social Work Awards earlier this week. The

NHS working with councils after report finds poor housing costing £1.4 billion a year

By Jennifer Cockerell23rd March 2018News England

The NHS is working with councils to improve “housing health” to boost the wellbeing of vulnerable residents after a report found poor housing is costing the health service £1.4 billion

Council to employ Amazon devices in plans to increase use of assistive technologies

By Iain MacDonald23rd March 2018Webwatch

Norfolk County Council is planning to step up the use of assistive technology in social care, with an emphasis on existing products likely to include devices using Amazon Alexa software.

NI Social Care Council announce new chair and non-executive member appointments

By Iain MacDonald23rd March 2018News Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has announced the appointment of Paul Martin and its new Chair. Speaking about the appointment, Chief Executive, Colum Conway, said: “I am delighted to

Social care costs ‘could account for half of council revenues by 2035’

By Gavin Cordon22nd March 2018News England

Adult social care costs could account for half of the local taxes raised by councils unless ministers rethink their local government funding reforms, a leading economic think tank has warned.

Charity urges action to stop unnecessary emergency admissions of dying

By Ella Pickover21st March 2018News England

More must be done to stop dying people having unnecessary emergency admissions to hospital, a charity has said. Marie Curie said emergency admissions for people in their last year of

Thirteen NHS bodies face legal action over ‘forced’ residential care policies

By Ella Pickover20th March 2018News England

Thirteen NHS bodies have been threatened with legal action over policies which “breach the human rights of patients”. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is launching legal action against

New social worker recruitment video asks if you could make a difference

By Iain MacDonald20th March 2018New To Care

A new video ‘You can make a difference’ has been released today, World Social Work Day, to encourage more people to think about becoming a social worker. The short video

Cap on ‘punitive’ social care costs set to feature in Jeremy Hunt’s reforms

By David Hughes20th March 2018News England

A cap on the “punitive” costs faced by people requiring care is set to be included in the latest Government plan for reform of the system in England, Jeremy Hunt

Legal action on care workers’ ‘sleep-in’ shift pay reaches Court of Appeal

By Sian Harrison20th March 2018News England

A legal action over payments for “sleep-in” shifts, which could cost the UK care industry billions if judges rule in favour of workers, has reached the Court of Appeal. Leading