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Pause 'disruptive' National Care Service plan to tackle funding shortfalls, councils urge ministers

The government must pause 'disruptive' plans to create a National Care Service in order to adequately fund social care, say council leaders ....

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Scottish social workers 'belittled' by children's panel members

Social workers have described feeling “belittled” by the trained volunteers who make decisions about the care of vulnerable children as a… ....

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Agile working failing to meet social workers' needs in Scotland, finds study

Agile working practices such as hotdesking are failing to meet the needs of social workers in Scotland and employers need to review them, a study finds ....

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Bill to remove social work from councils in Scotland published

Legislation to remove responsibility for social work from councils in Scotland to create a National Care Service (NCS) has been published ....

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Set caseload limits to support effective social work, study urges

Setting caseload limits for all social workers could help mitigate the huge workloads many practitioners face, Social Work Scotland research has found. ....

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