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COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Distribution, devolution and reorganisation
By By Simon Edwards | 21 November 2024
Simon Edwards says that while deprivation is an important indicator of need, as the CCN's chairma...
WORKFORCE
Doing things differently
By Chris Rolph | 20 November 2024
Chris Rolph says that a group workshop and individual coaching approach to training social worker...
SOCIAL CARE
Radical care revision
By Amy Long | 14 November 2024
Small actions can make a big difference to ensuring resources are used well and that residents ge...
SOCIAL CARE
Kinnock fails to flesh out care plans
By Heather Jameson | 11 November 2024
The Government is committed to building consensus on a National Care Service, the care minister t...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Shadow minister looks set for a finance focus
By Paul Marinko | 11 November 2024
The new shadow local government minister is expected to strongly support the need to reinforce th...
SOCIAL CARE
Call to fully fund National Living Wage rise to keep care 'afloat'
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2024
Adult social care directors have called on the Government to fully fund the increases in National...
SOCIAL CARE
MPs launch inquiry into cost of failing to fix social care
By William Eichler | 04 November 2024
MPs have launched an inquiry looking into the costs of failing to fix the struggling adult social...
COMMUNITIES
Rethinking co-production
By Briony Banks | 31 October 2024
It’s time for councils to reconsider their approach to co-production by adopting a more flexible ...
HEALTH
Budget: £22.6bn rise in day-to-day spending for NHS
By Lee Peart | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £22.6bn rise in the day-to-day health budget, representing 4...
POLITICS
Budget: Cash bonanza not expected for councils
By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to plough cash into public services in today’s Budget – but ...
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