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FINANCE

Should we have a referendum on funding social care?

By Michael Burton | 09 November 2016

Government is under huge pressure on social care funding but what will its response be? Michael B...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Do alternative models work for child services?

By Olly Swan | 09 November 2016

Mixed messages from government on children’s services mean an independent evaluation of alternati...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Responding to the 4Children fallout

By Carol Iddon | 09 November 2016

When charity 4Children entered administration earlier this year, support had to be maintained for...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Challenge of retaining staff

By Kate Wilson | 09 November 2016

Kate Wilson suggests how changes to recruitment could tackle difficulties surrounding the retent...

FINANCE

Health charities: Prioritise care funding over NHS

By Sam Clayden | 08 November 2016

A coalition of influential health charities has urged the chancellor to prioritise the £1.9bn soc...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Greening: Great social work should not be prescribed or defined by ministers

By Sam Clayden | 04 November 2016

Good social care should not be ‘defined’ by central government, the education secretary insisted ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Social care not Government priority as public 'don't know enough'

By Michael Burton | 03 November 2016

Ministers are failing to prioritise care spending because the public does not regard adult care a...

FINANCE

Minister dodges care funding pledge

By Michael Burton | 03 November 2016

Community health and care minister David Mowat today ducked making any pledges for more cash for ...

HEALTH

Give councils health powers to end NHS 'confusion'

By Thomas Bridge | 03 November 2016

Councils must be given greater responsibility over regional health services to end ‘confusion’ be...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Just 1% of children's social workers support new legislation

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 November 2016

Children’s social workers have overwhelmingly rejected government plans to change the way service...

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