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Jail for couple who funded holidays abroad with money scammed from local authority social care

By Helen William, Reporter19th July 2022News England

A couple who enjoyed holidays abroad with some of the money from a relative who faked a neurological condition to scam a local authority out of more than £624,000 have

Adult social care needs immediate funding and faces ‘most challenging year ever’, Adass warn

By Jemma Crew, Reporter19th July 202219th July 2022News England

Just one in eight directors of adult social care services in England are confident they have the resources to meet their responsibilities this year, a survey has found. Adult social

Boom in elderly in rural areas increasing pressure on underfunded adult social care services

By Jemma Crew, Reporter15th July 2022News England

A boom in older people living in rural parts of England could see the quality of social care and access to services decline without extra funding from the Government, a

End of BTECs ‘incredibly short-sighted’ could increase NHS vacancies, healthcare leaders warn

By Catherine Lough, Reporter13th July 2022Education & Training

The Government has been warned by healthcare leaders that scrapping BTEC vocational qualifications could reduce the number of nurses. Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, has written

Children ‘robbed of potential by failures over suitable alternative education’ outside school

By Catherine Lough, Reporter7th July 2022News England

Children are being “robbed” of their potential because of failures by local authorities to provide them with suitable alternative education outside school, according to a report. The report, titled Out

PM battles to remain in No 10 as he appoints Steve Barclay as new Health and Social Care Secretary

By Sophie Wingate, Reporter5th July 2022News England

Boris Johnson has made Steve Barclay his new Health Secretary after Sajid Javid’s dramatic resignation from the role. It comes as the Prime Minister is battling to remain in No

Engage: The true value of compassionate, engaging, and inclusive leadership in social care

By Paul Daly, Skills for Care27th June 2022Engage

Engaging leadership describes a range of behaviours, values, and attitudes that, when adopted by a leader, maximise the performance potential of their team. Published research shows that individuals led by

Consultations launched on whistleblowing and violence within NI health and social care settings

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter27th June 2022News Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister has today launched two separate public consultations on whistleblowing and on violence and aggression in the workplace. Both consultations will seek views on how to better

Social workers among council employees who ‘need and deserve’ pay rise, say Labour

By David Lynch, Martina Bet and Elizabeth Arnold, Reporters27th June 2022News England

Labour has called on ministers to “make a better fist” of dealing with low pay for council binmen and social workers than it has with striking railway workers. As shadow

Government’s social care reforms could be ‘significantly underfunded’, LGA warns

By Rebecca Speare-Cole, Reporter27th June 2022News England

Councils are concerned the Government’s adult social care reforms will be “significantly underfunded” under current plans, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. The organisation, which conducted a survey of

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb