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Social care vacancies hit decade low as workforce growth slows

Vacancies in adult social care have fallen to their lowest level in a decade, but ...

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England has an untapped pool of potential foster carers – research

Over half a million adults in England say they would definitely apply to become foster ...

Adult Care Headlines

King’s Fund calls for six changes to England’s social care

King’s Fund sets out six proposals to tackle unequal access to support and chronic staff ...

Children Headlines News

Website allows child abuse victims to request reviews of closed cases

Survivors will be able to share information about closed cases and explore options for having ...

Headlines Mental Health News

Government promises mental health support without diagnosis

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced people will no longer have ...

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The real monsters don’t disappear when Halloween ends

Lucy Clifford speaks to Social Care Today about facing the villains of her childhood and ...

Children Headlines News

Dunfermline childminder case raises safeguarding concerns

A case involving a Dunfermline childminder who’s just pleaded guilty to neglect has raised concerns ...

Headlines Health News

Scientists identify unexpected target for cancer drug

A cancer drug currently being tested in patients may not work in the way scientists ...

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‘It’s not just about ticking boxes’, care kids ask adults to listen

Children in care and care leavers have made a film calling on adults who work ...

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‘She inspired people, she energised people’: remembering Dame Esther Rantzen

Dame Esther Rantzen was ‘a true inspiration’ who spent her life ‘working tirelessly to help ...