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Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

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Social workers could form part of neighbourhood-based multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) providing support for people with complex health and social care needs. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

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5% rise in nursing payments to care homes

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As of March 2022, pay for registered nurses in care homes averaged £34,800, which was within the range of band 6 for senior or specialist nurses working in the NHS, which was £32,306 to £39,027 at the time, according to Skills for Care data. for NHS nurses and health visitors. The DHSC said the rise, which follows an 11.5%

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DoLS: older people routinely having rights breached because of failure to tackle ‘huge’ backlog, warns charity

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The last of those checks is carried out by a best interests assessor, who is typically a social worker and generally co-ordinates the assessment process. This means that DoLS will likely remain in place for the for the foreseeable future.

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CQC delivers initial verdict on council adults’ services under new assurance system

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There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. .” “The government has committed to offer more support for carers through its reform funding and there are new rights for unpaid leave in the new Carer’s Leave Act , but that won’t be enough.

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Adult social care vacancy rate hits 10%

Community Care

Among roles, 18% of registered nursing posts were vacant, up 8.4 and care workers 12.2%. In relation to filled posts, nursing homes were most badly hit, with a fall of 6% since March 2021 and a drop of 8.5% among care worker posts specifically. Withdrawal of government funding . Related articles.