Wales’s first children’s placement plans are due in December
Welsh councils have until 1 December 2026 to send their first draft sufficiency plans to ministers. Residential providers can help commissioners under...
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Author: Lwazi Sibanda
England’s adult care survey asks how much social contact people want
The latest survey for England found that 46% reported having the social contact they wanted. Care teams can use the finding to revisit how they suppor...
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Scotland reports 120 hires through its displaced care worker scheme
New Scottish Government figures describe the scheme’s first phase and estimate the monthly care capacity it added. The published workbook gives confli...
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Ofsted’s children’s survey puts listening and follow-through in focus
Ofsted’s latest survey for England highlights differences in children’s experiences of being heard. Managers can use the findings to review how feedba...
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Free Care Workforce Pathway support opens for England’s providers
Applications close on 5 January 2027 for a fully funded programme helping eligible adult social care providers put the Care Workforce Pathway into pra...
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Could your team work through a digital care record outage?
A short, planned exercise can reveal gaps in a care service’s arrangements for losing access to digital records. This practice briefing sets out quest...
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Children’s homes grew by 20%. What does that mean for placement capacity?
Ofsted’s updated figures show that the number of children’s homes in England rose faster than registered places. Here is what managers and commissione...
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Five conditions linked to lower care worker turnover
Skills for Care’s workforce analysis links a combination of job security, pay and development factors with better retention in England. Managers can u...
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