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    Children, Social work leaders

    Social work practice changes urged to promote direct contact between adopted children and birth families

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    Workforce

    Podcast: Locum v perm - what works for you?

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    Pile of books on a wooden desk with the words 'advice', 'assistance', 'guidance' and 'help' on the spines

    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Employers given guidance on implementing agency social work rules and improving staff support

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    Workforce

    Local government pay: who’s most to ‘blame’ for this year’s pay deal?

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    November 30 written on a calendar to remind you an important appointment.

    Workforce

    Quarter of social workers had completed registration requirements with one month to go

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    Piles of coins of increasing size with tiles spelling out the word 'cost' sitting on each

    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    ‘Social care buy-in for fair pay plan at risk after Budget tax hike’

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    The Houses of Parliament in London

    Adults, Children, Social work leaders

    How the government plans to reform the Mental Health Act 1983

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    review meeting

    Adults, Social work leaders

    Councils already planning £1.4bn in adult care savings next year before added pressures from Budget

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    Mental Health. Stress, tension, relationships and work environment concept. Man's hand, holding magnifying glass

    Adults, Children, Social work leaders

    Bill to overhaul ‘outdated’ Mental Health Act introduced

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    Workforce

    ‘I know my manager’s busy – but she never shows this to us’

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    Home care worker speaking to older person

    Adults, Social work leaders

    More people receiving adult social care following years of decline, data shows

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    Children, Social work leaders

    ‘Impossible’ to assess effectiveness of child in need plans, warns watchdog

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    Social Worker Talking To Mother And Children At Home

    Children, Social work leaders

    Children’s social care case numbers fell last year, show official figures

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Number of social work students falls for second consecutive year in Scotland

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    Black student in university library

    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England sets out expectations of graduates joining profession

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    A black social worker looking contemplative while working at laptop

    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social workers have less time for learning than 12 months ago, finds CC Inform research

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