Social work news

• Pay boost for many thousands of care workers as government raises national living wage by 6.7%

  29-10-2024 23:06
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Many thousands of care workers will get a 6.7% pay rise next April after the government announced the 2025 increase in the national living wage (NLW).
  The wage floor for UK workers aged 21 and over will increase from £11.44 to £12.21 per hour, while there will be a steeper rise in the national minimum wage for those aged 18-20, from £8.60 to £10.00 an hour, a 16.3% bo
  
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• ‘Chronic’ DoLS backlogs leaving many without human rights protections, warns CQC

  29-10-2024 19:47
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.“Chronic” Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) backlogs are leaving many people without the human rights protections the system was designed to provide, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
  People will continue to be failed without “urgent action” to overhaul a system that “has needed reform for over 10 years”, the CQC said, in a damning verdict on
  
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• Social work student support boost welcome, but more needed, say campaigners in Scotland

  29-10-2024 17:02
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Campaigners have welcomed a boost to social work student support in Scotland but say more is needed to prevent burnout and provide equity with those studying to become health professionals.
  From this month, eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students will receive a £750 grant from the Scottish Government for each of their two placements, up from £350 per placement in 2023-24
  
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• Boost to social work student support welcomed, but more needed, say campaigners in Scotland

  29-10-2024 17:02
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Campaigners have welcomed a boost to social work student support in Scotland but say more is needed to prevent burnout and provide equity with those studying to become health professionals.
  From this month, eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students will receive a £750 grant from the Scottish Government for each of their two placements, up from £350 per placement in 2023-24
  
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• Preparing for court: a checklist for social workers

  29-10-2024 01:01
  
  This article provides tips from Community Care Inform Adults’ guide on giving written and oral evidence to the Court of Protection. Based on first-hand experience, it provides information and tips to enable practitioners to prepare for their own courtroom experience and includes guidance for both face-to-face and remote hearings. The guide is written by social work consultant Sally Gillies. Inform Adults subscribers can access the full content here.Attending a court of law can cause signi
  
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