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1 year ago

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Council facing overspend after surge in costs for children’s care placements

Leicestershire County Council is forecasting a budgetary overspend this year after the cost of children's social care placements rose by a fifth in the space of just over a year After four months of the financial year the council is projecting a net revenue overspend of m on its m budget although in-year efficiencies...

https://socialcare.today/2023/09/21/council-facing-overspend-after-surge-in-costs-for-childrens-care-placements/

1 year ago

External news

Council facing overspend after surge in costs for children’s care placements

Leicestershire County Council is forecasting a budgetary overspend this year after the cost of children's social care placements rose by a fifth in the space of just over a year After four months of the financial year the council is projecting a net revenue overspend of m on its m budget although in-year efficiencies...

https://socialcare.today/2023/09/21/council-facing-overspend-after-surge-in-costs-for-childrens-care-placements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=council-facing-overspend-after-surge-in-costs-for-childrens-care-placements

1 year ago

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Council budgets buckling under soaring costs for children’s social care, warn charities

Children's charities have warned that funding for early intervention has plummeted over time despite recent spending increases on children's services Analysis commissioned by charities including Action for Children and Barnardo's and conducted by Pro Bono economics found that while English councils' spending on children's services rose by eight percent in compared to the previous...

https://socialcare.today/2023/09/19/council-budgets-buckling-under-soaring-costs-for-childrens-social-care-warn-charities/

1 year ago

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Government warned against underfunding children’s mental health services

Steve Barclay has been alerted after NHS failures to provide mental health care contributed to the death of a -year-old girl who waited nine months for an assessment Nadia Persaud area coroner for East London wrote a Prevention of Future Deaths report to health secretary Steve Barcley raising concerns about underfunding of services following the...

https://socialcare.today/2023/09/14/government-warned-against-underfunding-childrens-mental-health-services/

1 year ago

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Inflation: 90% of schools providing uniforms to pupils, report shows

Almost of schools in England are reporting providing uniforms and clothing to some pupils to tackle the impacts of cost-of-living pressures according to a new report The report which was produced by the National Foundation for Education Research NFER found more than of primary secondary and special schools are also subsidising extracurricular activities...

https://socialcare.today/2023/09/11/inflation-90-of-schools-providing-uniforms-to-pupils-report-shows/

1 year ago

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Scottish government told to do better over ‘disappointing’ child mental health services

The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland have called for sustained investment in mental health after figures showed more than a quarter of children and young people waited longer than the government's target time for specialist help The latest figures showed that over April to June of patients were seen by Child and Adolescent...

https://socialcare.today/2023/09/07/scottish-government-told-to-do-better-over-disappointing-child-mental-health-services/

1 year ago

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Martha’s law: a demand to protect children from the NHS

The mother of a -year-old girl who tragically lost her life due to treatment failures has released a new report calling for a new policy in England In partnership with the thinktank Demos Merope Mills the mother of Martha Mills who died in after health experts failed to identify and treat a case of...

https://socialcare.today/2023/09/04/marthas-rule-a-law-to-protect-children-from-the-nhs/

1 year ago

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Lucy Letby: Inquiry granted legal powers following calls from shattered families

The UK health secretary has announced the inquiry into the circumstances around crimes committed by the prolific baby serial killer will become statutory Last month one of the most horrific murder cases came to light as Lucy Letby a former neonatal nurse based at a hospital in Chester became the third woman alive to be...

https://socialcare.today/2023/09/01/lucy-letby-inquiry-granted-legal-powers-following-calls-from-shattered-families/

1 year ago

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English school buildings closed to protect children’s health

Schools constructed with a particular type of concrete have been forced to shut immediately as they are prone to collapse putting children's safety at risk Today it was announced that over schools have been contacted days before the new term is about to start informing them they must shut down in order to fit...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/31/english-school-buildings-closed-to-protect-childrens-health/

1 year ago

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Every region of England caught in childcare recruitment crisis – survey

Every English region is struggling to recruit childcare workers according to analysis by the TUC using Coram Family and Childcare data Nearly all of English councils who responded to a survey told Coram that childcare providers in their area were having difficulty recruiting childcare workers with the right skills and experience to do the...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/30/every-region-of-england-caught-in-childcare-recruitment-crisis-survey/

Social work news

Council facing overspend after surge in costs for children’s care placements

Council facing overspend after surge in costs for children’s care placements

Council budgets buckling under soaring costs for children’s social care, warn charities

Government warned against underfunding children’s mental health services

Inflation: 90% of schools providing uniforms to pupils, report shows

Scottish government told to do better over ‘disappointing’ child mental health services

Martha’s law: a demand to protect children from the NHS

Lucy Letby: Inquiry granted legal powers following calls from shattered families

English school buildings closed to protect children’s health

Every region of England caught in childcare recruitment crisis – survey