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Government Covid funding for adult social care ends

Community Care

Though the resources were always designed to be time-limited, social care bodies warned their removal carried significant risks for a fragile sector at the height of the latest Covid-19 wave. This pandemic is not over, social care staff continue to do their utmost to keep those who draw on social care safe with limited resources.

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Social care staff carrying out tasks previously undertaken by NHS, without extra funding, say directors

Community Care

Regulations require them to consult the relevant local authority before making a decision about a person’s eligibility and to co-operate with the council about arranging for its staff, such as a social worker, to participate in the MDT.

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ADASS president: ‘If you see black women in leadership, you believe you can achieve that too’

Community Care

Three in ten of the social workers whom Tarka and her colleagues lead are black, Asian or from an ethnic minority, but this diversity is not reflected in adults’ services’ leadership cadre. “I was fortunate to qualify as a social worker and then did a masters in strategic leadership.