Councils losing ground to NHS in competition for social workers, warns LGA
Community Care
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Councils are losing ground to the NHS in the competition for social workers because of their different pay setting arrangements, the Local Government Association has warned. NHS social workers in England have received a 5.5% rise in 2024-25 , compared with an offer of roughly 3-4% for counterparts in the majority of local authorities , a proposal that has prompted ballots for strike action
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