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FINANCE
Delayed transfer punishments 'frankly bizarre'
By Sam Clayden | 11 October 2017
The country’s most senior care director has rebuked attempts to penalise cash-strapped councils o...
BUSINESS
West Sussex set to probe nine care homes
10 October 2017
West Sussex CC has revealed it is investigating nine care homes owned by a private operator after...
BUSINESS
'Sector let down by housing association's poor governance'
By Hiba Mahamadi | 10 October 2017
The largest housing association in Sunderland has been downgraded after a regulator found senior ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Knowing me, knowing NCAS
10 October 2017
At this time of year, Diary’s inbox is flooded with mostly dull press releases urging people to a...
FINANCE
Winter is coming – but don't overlook the other pressures
By Sam Clayden | 10 October 2017
Raise the profile of social work, cut out the arguments with health and stop getting sidetracked ...
HEALTH
Willcox: Focus on delayed transfers is short-sighted
By Sam Clayden | 10 October 2017
The emphasis on delayed transfers of care (DTOC) and looming winter pressures is ‘short-sighted’ ...
HEALTH
Councils can save £3bn on adult social care
By Hiba Mahamadi | 04 October 2017
Councils could save £3bn a year on adult social care services by reducing demand, a new report ha...
FINANCE
We can be the solution, not the problem
By Archie Dryburgh | 04 October 2017
As the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities’ meets for its Annual Conference in Crieff this w...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Care across the border: embracing the shared challenges
By Stephen Moir | 04 October 2017
Dr Stephen Moir looks at the social care approaches across England and Scotland and argues there ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Councils must show how local change can offer solutions that Whitehall cannot
By Ben Page | 04 October 2017
As party conferences conclude for another year, Ben Page surveys the political opinions of the na...
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