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SOCIAL CARE
Ombudsman calls for 'level playing field'
By Martin Ford | 15 September 2020
‘Weak’ social care providers are avoiding public accountability, the local government ombudsman h...
SOCIAL CARE
Pay boost for care workers following tribunal
By Martin Ford | 15 September 2020
A group of homecare workers have been awarded £100,000 in backdated pay in a tribunal ruling that...
SOCIAL CARE
A perfect storm for care homes
By Iain MacBeath | 14 September 2020
Councils must now strategically invest in services to help people stay in their own homes and neg...
SOCIAL CARE
Care home lockdowns on rise
By Martin Ford | 14 September 2020
A growing number of councils have imposed lockdowns on care homes in response to rising numbers o...
SOCIAL CARE
Funds 'not reaching care frontline'
By Martin Ford | 14 September 2020
Care England has said bureaucratic hoops are preventing funding from reaching providers.
HEALTH
Social care directors 'envious' of NHS
By Martin Ford | 08 September 2020
A representative of local government social care directors has told MPs they view better-resource...
SOCIAL CARE
Think tank proposes pension-style social care system
By Laura Sharman | 01 September 2020
A pension-style model is the most effective way of fixing the social care crisis, a new report fr...
FINANCE
Countywide unitaries 'could save £3bn'
By Martin Ford | 27 August 2020
Replacing two-tier counties with one unitary authority could deliver almost £3bn savings over fiv...
SOCIAL CARE
Extra £50m funding for Scottish social care
By Laura Sharman | 04 August 2020
Social care in Scotland will be given a £50m funding boost to help meet the cost of the coronavir...
WHITEHALL
Local government was poorly prepared for pandemic, report finds
By Michael Burton | 03 August 2020
A decade of spending cuts, staff shortages and poor contacts with Whitehall meant local governmen...
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Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)
£104,196 (plus pay award pending)
You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Partnership and Improvement Manager SEND WMF2888e
£51,356 to £52,413
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
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