Community Care

JANUARY 17, 2023

That was the warning from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), in response to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) plan to give the NHS £200m to block-book step down beds in care homes to which to discharge some of the 14,000 people who are medically fit to leave hospital but cannot.

Hospital Discharges 249

Hospital Discharges Rehabilitation Hospitals Government 249

Community Care

MARCH 31, 2023

Dealing with shortages of social workers by hiring social work assistants or trainees – for example, those undertaking apprenticeships – who may be easier to recruit. Digital technology can contribute to this, as can people other than social workers.

Social Worker 361

Social Worker Rehabilitation Advocacy Recovery 361

Community Care

JANUARY 9, 2023

The money is on top of £500m already earmarked for ICBs and councils to clear hospital beds, part of which was allocated last month and which the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said would be well spent on home care, in order to reduce delayed discharges. ” ‘Disappointing’ narrative on social care.

Rehabilitation 288

Rehabilitation Hospitals Government Home Care 288

Community Care

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Adult social care staff are carrying out tasks previously undertaken by the NHS in most areas, without compensatory funding, council heads have reported. Seventy per cent of directors said this was the case, in response to an Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) survey carried out in September and October of this year.

Hospital Discharges 335

Hospital Discharges Hospitals Healthcare Recovery 335

Community Care

JANUARY 18, 2023

In an effort to clear beds, the government has provided £700m from December 2022 until March 2023, mostly for the NHS, though chiefly to fund social care services, with the latest £200m tranche of this – announced last week – reserved for care home provision. Risks of ‘poor or potentially illegal practice.

Hospitals 288

Hospitals Social Worker Recovery Rehabilitation 288

University of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2022

After my MSW, my goal is to work in the criminal justice system, practicing social work in a juvenile detention center. I have always been passionate about criminal justice reform and lowering our country’s recidivism rate through rehabilitative practices. Emory Fairchild, Individuals, Groups, and Families concentration.

Criminal Justice 98

Criminal Justice Schools Social Worker Mental Health 98