The Guardian

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Latest updates: PM admits that, under his plans to reform social care, some pensioners could still be forced to sell their homes Boris Johnson’s social care plans face fresh hurdle in Lords How did your MP vote on social care funding?

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Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Government plans to reform MHA The draft bill proposed to: Tighten the criteria for detention under the MHA to address the rising rates of detention and its disproportionate impact on black people. Create a right to statutory care and treatment plans for certain detained patients.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Simon Ridley, the senior civil servant who was made head of the Cabinet Office’s Covid taskforce (CTF) in May 2020, told the inquiry the body had not been consulted about Sunak’s controversial plan to incentivise people to eat at restaurants and cafes that summer. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Latest updates: Labour leader intensifies attack on the government’s social care plan, calling it the latest in a ‘string of broken promises’ from Tories Dozens of people drown after refugee boat capsizes in Channel – live Plan to scrap millions of NHS appointments ‘could put patients at risk’ Coronavirus global updates – live Ben Wallace, the defence (..)

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The Guardian

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Desperate to translate recent byelection successes into a mass haul of parliamentary seats, the Lib Dem leader plans to use the event in Bournemouth, which starts on Saturday, to become the first of the major UK political parties to set out a suite of specific policy ideas. Continue reading.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Unite’s general secretary, Sharon Graham, urged leaders in Wrexham and Cardiff to do the same, stating: “The political leadership in these councils need to step up, stop hiding behind the national pay body and negotiate locally with us.

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Community Care

JULY 17, 2023

Deputy minister for social services Julie Morgan also said action was already being taken to improve support for practitioners and enhance workforce planning. Read up on the latest figures On the proposed workforce sufficiency plan, it said this was not necessary because of existing work that was taking place.

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Community Care

JUNE 7, 2022

But, Ofsted warned, “despite recent changes, political, corporate and operational leaders do not know their services and the impact for children well enough”, an observation borne out in them not being “fully aware” of the systemic delays uncovered during the visit. “That’s a big worry for me.”

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Community Care

MAY 2, 2024

The strategy is being developed by the group, which Pearson co-chairs with Oonagh Smyth, chief executive of Skills for Care, the organisation responsible for the plan. While the government has allocated £250m from 2023-25 to develop the adult social care workforce, this is a cut from its original plan of providing £500m from 2022-25.

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Social Work Futures

MARCH 24, 2023

Creative ways of anticipating future needs and engaging local communities in planning are featured, and tensions present in this kind of work as it co-exists with other vital, urgent and important social, political and economic needs. Numerous students did a agency analysis of disaster preparedness.

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Community Care

MAY 13, 2022

Inspectors said staff knew young people well, were persistent in keeping in touch with them and had improved the quality of pathway plans, which addressed care leavers’ needs well and were well informed by their views. Council no longer at risk of service removal. This was resulting in more focused and effective support for practitioners.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 4, 2023

Umbrella body for country’s 32 councils says plans would be too costly and disruptive at time of financial crisis UK politics live – latest news updates Scottish council leaders have called for Nicola Sturgeon’s government to suspend its plans for a new national care service, in a growing battle over funding.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Biggest frustrations of role Respondents identified a series of “frustrations” in performing the role, with the top four being: Council-based bureaucratic, political, financial and workload pressures (33% of respondents). Disappointment with national government policy commitment to children’s services (25%).

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The Guardian

JANUARY 24, 2023

Cottrell commissioned the plan alongside the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who also spoke at the launch at the Quaker Friends House in London and said he wanted to “rebuild something broken”. Continue reading.

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Community Care

APRIL 17, 2024

.” Being a director ‘is a tough gig’ As one of a declining breed of “twin-hatted” directors, Smith has a lot on his plate, managing budgetary, service, workforce and political pressures across children’s and adults’ services. “One of my priorities [as president] is ensuring we support DCSs.”

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The Guardian

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Thérèse Coffey announces measure aimed at freeing up beds in hospitals in England before winter pressures Latest politics news – live Ministers are setting up a £500m emergency fund to get thousands of medically fit patients out of hospital as soon as possible in an attempt to prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed this winter.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Paul Scully sends mixed messages about impact of government plans to scale back English social care cap Live: all the day’s political developments A government minister has been unable to guarantee that some people will not have to sell their homes to fund their own social care amid a backbench rebellion over plans to scale back a cap on costs.

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Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Perhaps more complex, it still may be more helpful to think of these actions: Prioritizing. Scheduling. Setting boundaries. Sure things will come up to take you off your game, however, practicing those skills can help you manage more successfully. Perhaps the most vital skill? Setting boundaries. Boundaries. Give it a try. To that, say yes.

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Community Care

APRIL 6, 2023

BASW urges social workers not to work for board In a statement last month, BASW urged members and non-members alike not to take jobs with the NAAB on the grounds that their professional judgment risked being compromised by the Home Office’s political priorities.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Andrew Dilnot says chancellor has broken 2019 manifesto promise to ‘fix social care’ and implement changes finalised year ago Autumn statement 2022: key points at a glance Politics live: latest news and reaction on UK budget plans The economist behind the government’s plan to cap social care costs has said he is “astonished, puzzled and deeply disappointed” (..)

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Social Work Futures

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This year, I plan to share at least one post a month just dedicated to cool things I find that I think will spark interest for social workers interested in the intersection of the future of the profession and the future of our shared world. Starting a new tradition (just in time for the new year)! Rights are not universally accessed.

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The Guardian

MARCH 24, 2023

Children’s social services bosses in England denounce plans that will ‘irreversibly distort the care system’ Politics live - latest updates Children’s social services bosses have launched an outspoken attack on the government’s illegal migration bill, warning it could lead to thousands of youngsters in care running away “into the arms” of traffickers (..)

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

At the same time, the Department of Health and Social Care is planning significant reforms to adult social care funding. Under Malthouse, as for previous education secretaries, children’s social care is likely to struggle for political focus compared to the Department for Education’s other responsibilities, particularly schools.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Council heads urge resource boost For the County Councils Network, children’s social care spokesperson Keith Glazier welcomed the support for preventive services and keeping families together in the DfE’s response, as well as separate plans to invest £25m in recruiting and retaining foster carers over the next two years.

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Domestic Violence Government Social Worker Consultation 267

Community Care

JANUARY 22, 2024

A common reason proffered by commissioners has been the potential disruption to improvement plans by creating new organisations from scratch. During this time, trusts and ADMs have been considered in other areas subject to government intervention due to poor performance and eventually rejected on the advice of DfE-appointed commissioners.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In anticipation of the reform being ditched, Wessley said he did not think it was because any political party rejected the idea, and that he believed it would go ahead in the future. He added: “I think, simply, that they did not have enough time in the legislative programme.

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University of Connecticut

MARCH 6, 2024

Rhodes Smith explains further how structural barriers — opaque political systems, gerrymandering, and lack of response to community needs, among others — undermine voter participation. What looks like voter disengagement or apathy is not actually apathy,” she says, “It’s manufactured ambivalence.”

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MQ Mental Health

APRIL 26, 2024

During this election year (2024), when party leaders want your votes, mental health has been thrust to the forefront of certain political policies. We at MQ along with the other signatories in this report, believe that a long-term comprehensive cross-government plan is essential to protect and promote the whole of the UK's mental health.

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Community Care

APRIL 7, 2022

West Sussex council will retain control of its children’s services after a government-appointed commissioner noted improvements and said previous plans to create an arms-length trust would be “actively detrimental”. This was corrected just before Coughlan’s 2019 report. Recruitment challenge.

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We are trying through our work at CRISP to influence as many social workers as possible to become more engaged in the political arena where our skills, knowledge, and values are in short supply. Scores of young social workers are actively engaging in the political arena and many of them are future leaders who will work to improve society.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

The unprecedented global crisis created the political will to implement long-called-for expansions of government benefits. The March 2020 passage of the American Rescue Plan expanded the child tax credit and created other financial cushions, sending money directly to the most vulnerable families for the first time.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

To many, designating this important and politically sensitive role to law enforcement is problematic, especially because SB 4 allows untrained police officers to engage in immigration enforcement. In our current, divisive political environment, other states with strong states’ rights agendas will likely mimic SB 4.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

More recently, Governor Ron DeSantis has perpetuated the disparagement of communities of color, religious minorities and the LGBTQ+ community for political purposes. The truth is, DeSantis and Trump are relative newcomers to aggressively undermining racial and social justice progress in the United States.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Labour leader accuses Boris Johnson of breaking promise that homes would not have to be sold to fund care Politics news – latest updates Keir Starmer has called Boris Johnson’s social care plan a “working-class dementia tax”, accusing the prime minister of breaking the Conservatives’ manifesto promise that no one would have to sell their home to pay (..)

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The government’s obduracy over pay is irresponsible Hospitals are crammed full of patients , the staffing crisis in adult social care continues to escalate, and alarming numbers of junior doctors report that they are planning to quit their NHS posts to work abroad.

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Beyond Advocacy

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Last year’s events were well received, and we plan to build on what we learned. We will remain focused on the theme Social Work and the Future of Democracy because our current political system remains in peril. We are not looking to channel young social workers into the political arena.

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Democrats in the House of Representatives anticipating their plans, responded by passing H.R. While there is nothing Republicans will not do to gain political advantage, Democrats seem always concerned about overreach. 1: For the People Act, a sweeping bill with numerous protections for America’s voters. Having passed a $1.9

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