Social work news

• Ofsted chief admits system ‘did not work as well as it should’ after abuse at school

  13-06-2023 19:00
  
  Amanda Spielman defends failure to spot mistreatment at residential facility for disabled children as she is grilled by MPsOfsted’s chief inspector has told MPs its inspection system “did not work as well as it should,” as she defended the watchdog’s failure to spot mistreatment of more than 100 youngsters over several years at a large residential school for disabled children.Amanda Spielman was quizzed by the education select committee over why Ofsted had rated three Don
  
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• For carers, money worries and grief are constant companions | Letters

  13-06-2023 18:00
  
  Readers on the stress and exhaustion of caring for loved ones, which is exacerbated by the parlous state of Britain’s social care system I am one of the unpaid carers you refer to in your editorial (The Guardian view on the future of social care: a chance for Labour, 8 June). My 62-year-old husband, who has early-onset dementia, was diagnosed when he was 58. He hasn’t worked since he was 56, and I was forced to retire a year ago. Thinking about how we will pay for his future care kee
  
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• Press release: Government and unions collaborate to implement NHS pay deal

  13-06-2023 17:38 via gov.uk
  
  Over 1 million NHS staff are already receiving pay rises, backdated to April, and one-off payments agreed between the government and NHS Staff Council
  
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• Press release: New board to oversee Government’s plan to improve music education

  13-06-2023 16:24 via gov.uk
  
  The Government is today launching a new music Education Monitoring Board with a wide range of expertise.
  
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• Correspondence: Letter from the Health Secretary to Agenda for Change staff

  13-06-2023 16:21 via gov.uk
  
  Letter from Steve Barclay MP to Agenda for Change staff outlining the Agenda for Change deal and reaffirming the commitment to the non-pay elements within it.
  
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• Speech: Supporting innovation and adoption of technology across the NHS

  13-06-2023 15:58 via gov.uk
  
  Lord Markham's keynote speech at London Tech Week 2023
  
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• Press release: Patients to benefit from new ambulance hubs and discharge lounges

  13-06-2023 12:44 via gov.uk
  
  The facilities will help cut urgent and emergency care waiting times for tens of thousands of patients across the country
  
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• Over 2,000 children per year could avoid care through family group conference rollout – research

  13-06-2023 10:00
  
  Over 2,000 children per year in England could avoid care through the rollout of family group conferences (FGC), research has found.
  Providing all families with an FGC before they enter care proceedings could also save over £150m a year, said evidence body Foundations, after releasing findings of a study it commissioned into the impact of conferences.
  Children whose families were referred for an FGC before care proceedings began were significantly less likely to be in care twelve months aft
  
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