About Rachel Carter

Rachel Carter is Community Care's adults social care journalist

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Adults

Court makes landmark ruling on deprivation of liberty and medical care

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Adults

Meet the social workers at the sharp end of an under-pressure NHS

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Adults

Judge dismisses ‘unaffordable’ care package case

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Adults

Social workers fear plan to commission out services will disrupt care, says union

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Adults

Self-neglect: the tension between human rights and duty of care

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Adults

Council sheds qualified social worker posts to save money

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Adults

Care workers protest over council-owned company’s plan to cut wages

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Adults

Quality of residential and nursing care hit by staff shortages

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Children

Deprivation of liberty cases in children’s services ‘storm waiting to happen’

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Adults

Councils ‘overspending’ on adult social care budgets

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Adults

Care Act risks becoming ‘unrealistic wish list’ without funding boost

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Adults

Council ‘unable’ to fund care package for man to leave hospital

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Children

Fewer care leavers placed in bed and breakfasts

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Adults

Staff shortage sees ‘quarter of home care visits cut short’

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Adults

Service user group criticises ‘narrow focus’ of Care Act review

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Adults

Councils announce plan to merge delivery of adult social services

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