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Is the Social Care Industry Dominated by Females?

Following a report from Community Care, social workers and charities are suggesting that there are not enough men in the Health & Social Care sector.

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Elderly Domiciliary Care branded ‘shocking & disgraceful’

The standards of care provided for older people in their homes in the UK has been labelled “shocking and disgraceful” by a consumer group.

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Social workers need to work harder to enable service users to make decisions for themselves.

According to independent mental capacity advocate Natalie Saunders believes that Social Workers must work harder to enable service users to make decisions for themselves, instead of prematurely looking to the mental capacity act.

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Almost Half of Care Leavers Want More Care

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The After Care report by the Children’s Rights Director Roger Morgan looked at views from 308 care leavers. Half of care leavers say they have to leave care too early, a survey of their views has found.

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Personalisation: The Key to Social Care Management

Personalisation should be at the heart of good management in social care according to revised management standards released by Skills for Care.

The refresh of the original 2008 standards sets out core knowledge and skills for managers and is aimed at those new to management as well as those new in post who have previously managed other care services.

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