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@CitAdvNewcastle will have you waiting on their advice line for over 45 mins, then disconnect your call and forward you to the national number with a message stating advisers are not available. Care to explain this failure in your service?

@neilmcrowther Why do LAs currently use assessors (who are not regulated) rather than social workers? Because they’re cheaper? Or perhaps because there is no statutory body to regulate them meaning there is no one to complain to, unlike social workers under Social Work England

I also think we need to really test the assumption that it is professionalisation that will attract and retain more people, and also crucially whether this is aligned with the interests of people with cause to draw on care or support makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2023/02/05/nur…

Interesting post, but while it might mark action, it still seems a leap to conclude a register of care workers makes a significant difference to status, pay, recruitment & retention? Given how much it would cost, this needs far more scrutiny?

@neilmcrowther Will this be reflected in the development of professional bodies to regulate the standards and quality of work from those employed in these newly created care careers?

@juliesharp86 Try Holland and Barrett psyllium husks in tablet form. This is a herbal product, not chemical.

@Hazelgrove_3 No, they just know they’re operating in a culture which will allow them to get away with it-most of the time.

👇What makes a good social worker 'bad' - becoming deceitful in manipulating proceedings & failing in a duty of care to P & duty to the Court Is it those above them, caseloads, stress & pressure, a zest for power & control twitter.com/AshcroftBen/st…

@awocconsult @ExpressGilo @Mike_Padgham @AWOCUK You mean those who can afford to pay solicitors to “fight the system” for them.

@ExpressGilo @Mike_Padgham And as always what about the 1.5 million people over 65 who don’t have any children to fight the system for them? awwoc.org/post/the-perfe… awoc.org.uk @AWOCUK

‘I battled Britain’s broken social care system, frightened & alone, for almost 10 years. We had to sell my dementia-stricken mother’s home & care costs topped £600,000.’ One daughter’s harrowing account of a mess politicians have routinely ignored but will face millions of us

@sadiewaterson @neilmcrowther I’d like to see less 3rd sector involvement (please no more locally funded “advocacy” services who act as poorly informed handmaidens to incompetent LAs) Replace them with direct service user engagement.

@neilmcrowther How to get more innovators and digital pioneers on the boards of third sector orgs and local government to grow shared vision of what might be possible?

Social care innovation requires a publicly funded incubator, free from the direct influence of local council commissioning practices, with a long term view, and insulating innovators from the fragility of the 'market' in order to experiment & take risks. Discuss.

Andrew Cozens: We need a commissioner for care and support lgcplus.com/services/healt…

@Haloabletec It really isn’t just about inadequacy in statutory social care. It is about apathetic communities, political complacency and poverty of intelligence and skills in those representing those communities. Failure runs rampant throughout.

Great question! So why does the social care conversation focus on residential care, when 80% of people over 65 live in their own home? ndti.org.uk/news/new-resea…

@Haloabletec I think the bigger question is the safety and well-being of those 80% still living in their homes and what percentage of that group was unable to access the support they needed due to lack of community provision.

@jadewelshy Apparently the justice system is only operating in certain postcodes. Check out the Law Society blog regarding “legal aid deserts”. You are protected in law theoretically only.

It appears if you don't have #money you can't access #justice or even #fairrepresentation this is a breach of #HumanRights and is #corrupt that is our #justice system. #poorpeople don't matter justice in the country requires #money

I was sad to read about another mother who's lost her child to the father.she's got legal aid for #DomesticAbuse too and also can't find a #familylawsolicitor this really has got to be sorted. Either firms don't do #legalaid anymore or are full. #familylaw #solicitor #familycourt

Gotta love the Employment Tribunal NHS Employer conceals & destroys evidence (admits to it). No action or negative inference. computerweekly.com/news/252527453… Claimant destroys evidence after winning case. The sky falls in on them. farorelaw.co.uk/insights/sunma… Employer wins both cases!

@michaelscat2 Can anyone explain the issue with having a bobcat in your house?

This is not my cat. Do I let it in?

@juliesharp86 @claretarling @IntegratedNHS @NHSAbility Often “advocacy” is little more than assisting you to write a letter of complaint with the assumption that you lack the necessary literacy skills. The definition is very fluid depending on your postcode. If you live in a legal aid void, no one will act on your behalf.

@legalfutures Let's hope the #SRA ensures families receive accountability when there is evidence a solicitor lacks integrity and whose conduct could be considered improper & dishonest by an ordinary person

This cat just walked into my home and doesn't leave.. What am I supposed to do with her now?

@michaelscat2 Consider yourself adopted.

@suzyg001 @draevans @juliesharp86 So who should the CQC be investigating then?

@draevans @juliesharp86 Policy makers have shaped the management system.

@dotslondon Well done!

Last week we were notified of this case on social media,destined for a PTS we made contact with the case worker & client & today,LOOK, we’ve Chalkie in our foster care & engaging with housing to ensure suitable accommodation is sourced for them both Tomoro vet check on the lump🧡