The next government should take forward reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) and implementation of the Liberty ...

Ideas for reform include expecting staff to be qualified to level 3 within three years, says adult social care workforce ...

Councils will be required to submit figures on social worker salaries and invited to provide data on bonuses in annual ...

BASW officer Denise Monks spoke to Community Care about the need for specialist support for parents with learning ...

The turnover of directors of children’s services (DCSs) rose for the third consecutive year in 2023-24, on the back of high ...

Charities label proposals to reform disability benefit personal independence payment 'dangerous' and 'reckless' ...

The government’s axing of a social work leadership training scheme risks undermining support for practitioners as well as the ...

Government policy is for cap on care costs to come into force in October 2025, but incoming ADASS president says reforms ...

DHSC increases pay for chief social worker for adults post from £100,000 to up to £130,000, six months on from initial ...

National Age Assessment Board now has 42 practitioners, up from 16 in April 2023, after initially struggling to recruit ...

We asked practitioners whether they've experienced or witnessed prejudice towards a colleague following a mental health ...

Free Loaves on Fridays anthology contains letters, stories and poems from 100 care experienced adults and children, aged 13 to 68.