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The Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) is certain to be delayed again, with the government yet to consult on how to put the scheme into practice.

‘Before, there were peaks and troughs – with Covid, it’s relentless’: social work eight months into the pandemic Social workers describe the exhausting impact of long-term working from home, increased pressures and paperwork, and navigating coronavirus transmission risks in Community Care’s survey Photo: Mike/Adobe Stock One social worker completed Community Care’s second coronavirus survey at the end of a week of long days attending court virtually: “ I haven’t seen my own chil...

Coronavirus: 75% of social workers feeling more negative about their work-life than last year, survey finds Community Care survey captures pandemics harsh impact, with 70% of practitioners reporting worsening mental health while majorities say size and complexity of workload have increased as need mounts (credit: StratfordProductions / Adobe Stock) Months of working in the shadow of coronavirus have left most social workers in England feeling worse about their work-life than they did a year ago...