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Will increasing council tax help ease the pressures on adult social care?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt recently shared that local councils across England have the option to increase council tax by up to 5% from April...
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Health & social care to receive £8 billion package following autumn budget
During the government's autumn budget it was announced that social care will receive £2.8 billion in funding next year. Chancellor...
Nov 28, 20221 min read


Calls for minimum wage to be increased for social workers
A trade union has recently called for minimum wage to be increased for social workers. It says social care workers should be paid a...
Nov 3, 20222 min read


Jeremy Hunt to potentially delay social care reforms
It is believed that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will push social care reforms back by a year as part of an initiative to cut down on...
Nov 1, 20221 min read


£50 million of extra funding awarded to local authorities across the UK to tackle health inequality
Local authorities up and down the country are set to receive funding for research into health inequalities in their local area. The £50...
Oct 25, 20221 min read


Local councils call on government to halt social care reforms
Amidst a storm of staffing and financial woe, local councils across the UK have urged for social care reforms to be delayed in order to...
Oct 18, 20222 min read


Black History Month: how to show your support
Black History Month is a time to celebrate black culture and history, as well as a time to educate ourselves and others on how to make...
Oct 13, 20222 min read


5 ideas for CPD for people working in assessment
Social workers across the board are required to participate in continuing professional development (CPD) activities. Social Work England...
Oct 5, 20222 min read


What kind of vacancies do we offer?
From service reviews and workforce diagnostics, to Ofsted support teams and quality auditing, we help provide local authorities with the...
Oct 3, 20222 min read


The demand for adult social workers is increasing - here's how we can help
Did you know that 2.6 million people aged 50 and above are currently lacking access to the care they require in the UK? And with the...
Sep 16, 20222 min read


The impact of Brexit on adult social care and how Imperium Solutions can help
The ongoing social care crisis is putting countless vulnerable people at risk, as staffing shortages continue to rise along with the...
Sep 7, 20222 min read


Increase in young carers seeking support and where to get help
According to a recent study, there has been a 267% increase in Google searches for ‘young carers over 16’. More concerningly, the number...
Sep 5, 20222 min read


Why agency partnerships could be the answer to the social care crisis
Due to chronic underfunding, increased demand and an unrelenting turnover rate of social work staff, the social care crisis continues to...
Aug 26, 20222 min read


The £500m social care workforce fund has been approved but what does this mean for the industry?
The government has recently announced that the £500m Workforce Development Fund has been approved for an additional year to help tackle...
Aug 18, 20221 min read


The role of the pandemic in children’s social care staff shortages and how we can help
OFSTED has released a new report highlighting how the pandemic has worsened the staffing challenges in children’s social care. Keep...
Aug 5, 20223 min read


How can we help your local authority bridge the gap between social worker supply and demand?
Is your local authority struggling with a backlog of social work reviews and assessments? The gap between the supply and demand of social...
May 27, 20222 min read


Growing pressures on Local Authorities are forcing real change, but can more be done?
It’s no secret that local authorities up and down the country are facing an avalanche of issues due to the constant churn of agency...
May 10, 20223 min read


More social workers needed: The government has confirmed the increased demand
In the ongoing fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, an already very stretched service continues to struggle on with a backlog of needful...
Apr 25, 20221 min read


An Introduction to Imperium Solutions
With Following 2 years of successfully delivering key projects nationally, we thought it was time for Imperium Resourcing’s Managed...
Apr 25, 20221 min read
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