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NCASC: State of adult social care 'disorientating'
NCASC

NCASC: State of adult social care 'disorientating'

By Ann McGauran | 11 November 2026

The leader of England’s adult social care chiefs has compared the current state of services as ‘disorientating’, despite high-level political commitment.

NCASC

Adult social care: Rolling up our sleeves on reform

By Phil Holmes | 11 November 2026

Writing in the week of this week's National Children and Adult Services Conference, Phil Holmes s...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

EXCLUSIVE: Too few adult social care directors for new unitaries, ADASS warns

By Neil Merrick | 11 November 2026

There may not be enough directors of adult social services to lead all the unitary councils being...

NCASC

Local government reorganisation is no silver bullet for councils or social care

By Nick Presmeg | 11 November 2026

As delegates head to the National Children and Adult Services conference, Nick Presmeg looks at h...

ADCS

Spinning a golden SEND thread

By Ann McGauran | 18 December 2025

ADCS president Rachael Wardell talks to Ann McGauran about the need for government to listen to ...

ADCS

Where every person can belong

By Rachael Wardell | 10 December 2025

Rachael Wardell says ending the two-child benefit cap is a welcome step. Mental health must now b...

NCASC

NCASC: Children's minister pledges to 'reinvent' fostering

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

The children’s minister has pledged to expand and ‘reinvent’ fostering to reverse the ‘expensive...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ofsted to drop headline 'one word' judgement for children's services inspections

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

Ofsted has confirmed plans to change inspections of local authorities’ children’s services (ILACS...

NCASC

Health minister warns of 'forces of division and darkness'

By Lee Peart | 27 November 2025

Health minister Stephen Kinnock has warned there are ‘forces of division and darkness waiting at ...

NCASC

Profit cap on children's placement providers 'won't be worth the paper it's written on'

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

Any profit cap on providers of children’s placements in England ‘won’t be worth the paper it’s wr...

NCASC

Counting care costs

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

Councils continue to face steep rises in the cost of care in both children and adult services. As...

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Director of Adults Commissioning and Partnerships

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Adults Commissioning and Partnerships

£101,636 - £112,285 per annum (SLMG 1)

Shape the Future of Adult Care and Support in Nottingham Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Director of Adults Service Development

£101,636 - £112,285 per annum (SLMG 1)

Lead Transformation at Scale Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Director of Adult Social Care

£101,636 - £112,285 per annum (SLMG1) 

Lead the Future of Adult Social Care in Nottingham Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

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