• Ex-ADASS president appointed chief social worker for adults

    Ex-ADASS president appointed chief social worker for adults
    A former Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) president has been appointed chief social worker for adults.
    Sarah McClinton will succeed Lyn Romeo in January 2025, a year after the longstanding chief left the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) position.
    McClinton, who was ADASS president from 2022-23, will work alongside Robert Lewis, who has been appointed mental health social work lead in the department, a role he has already started.
    As chief social worker, McClin
  • Wes Streeting yet to meet pledge to hold cross-party talks on social care crisis

    Wes Streeting yet to meet pledge to hold cross-party talks on social care crisis
    Lib Dems and Tories say health secretary has failed to reach out to them for ideas on a solution, despite declaring he wanted to do so in the summerLabour has made no contact with other parties over new talks to resolve England’s social care crisis, amid fresh demands for a workable plan that secures cross-party support.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, said over the summer that he was keen to hear ideas from across the political divide as part of a renewed attempt to make progress on a

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