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WHITEHALL

Morgan threatens more government intervention

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2014

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has insisted she will not ‘shy away’ from intervening in poorly ...

HEALTH

Pickles to councils: Hector us to give away powers

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2014

Eric Pickles has urged local government to ‘hector us’ to give away more powers as he insisted th...

HEALTH

How to prepare for Care Act duties

By Simon Galczynski | 30 October 2014

Simon Galczynski urges social care managers to understand new legal duties under the Care Act and...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

LGA: Social workers should be respected like doctors

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2014

The Government needs to invest in social work career development so the profession achieves the s...

FINANCE

ADASS president: Care Act needs enough funding to achieve aspirations

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2014

The Care Act needs ‘sufficient funding’ to achieve its aspirations, the president of the Associat...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care heads warned to prepare for Care Act demands

By MJ reporter | 28 October 2014

Social care managers should fully understand their new legal duties under the Care Act and prepar...

WHITEHALL

15-minute care visits labelled inappropriate

By MJ reporter | 28 October 2014

Campaigners have welcomed new government guidelines, which state that 15-minute care visits are i...

BUSINESS

A lot more still needs to be done

By Bill Upton | 28 October 2014

The Five Year Forward View released last week provides a well-argued insight into Simon Stevens’ ...

HEALTH

NCAS 2014: Councils issue social care funding warning

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 October 2014

Councils will face a £4.3bn funding black hole by the end of the decade, according to town hall c...

HEALTH

Just who is watching the vulnerable?

By Craig Dearden-Phillips | 27 October 2014

Different parts of the health and social care system remain too focused on what is and isn’t thei...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

£174,377

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Herefordshire Council

Service Director Children, Young People and Families

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Great things are happening in Plymouth Children’s Services. Apply for this job

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