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Government drops pledge to invest in new social work training routes

Community Care

The government has dropped a pledge to invest in new social work training routes as part of a halving of committed spending on developing the adult social care workforce. However, in November last year, the government announced a two-year delay to the reforms, recycling £3.2bn to help councils meet current pressures.

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How the government plans to implement the Liberty Protection Safeguards

Community Care

The government has decided to produce one overarching code to ensure the principles of the MCA are embedded in the LPS from its introduction. The draft regulations set out that an AMCP can be a social worker, nurse, occupational therapist, psychologist or speech and language therapist. The approved mental capacity professional.

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Leadership training programme launched for PSWs, AMHP leads and principal OTs in adults’ services

Community Care

A government-backed leadership training scheme has been launched for principal social workers (PSW), approved mental health professional (AMHP) leads and principal occupational therapists (POT) in adults’ services in English councils.

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DHSC sets out plans for funding adult social care training

Community Care

The government has set out some of the details of its new fund for subsidising training for adult social care staff. The DHSC has implied that it will be just for nurses, occupational therapists, nursing associates and allied health professionals, such as physiotherapists and speech and language therapists, working in adult social care.

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DfE proposes law change to improve adults’ access to adoption therapy

Community Care

The government has proposed changing the law to make it easier for adults to access adoption-related counselling. Adoption UK, which supports adoptees and adoptive parents, said it had long campaigned for this change as current arrangements had reduced access to therapists by disincentivising counsellors from offering a service.

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Sharp rise in vacancies placing ‘significant stress’ on social care OTs, warns college

Community Care

A sharp rise in vacancy rates for council occupational therapists is putting “significant stress” on remaining practitioners, OT leaders have warned. The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) said the figures did not come as a surprise to the profession. As of September 2022, 11.3% a year previously and 7.1%

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Councils able to recruit overseas social workers through £15m fund

Community Care

Councils will be able use a £15m international recruitment fund to source social workers from overseas to work in adults’ services, the government has confirmed. Social Work England said it was allocating more resources to its overseas applications team to address the issue.