Adult social care workers will be invited to set up independent practices following plans announced by Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, at this year’s National Children and Adult Services Conference.
The scheme already exists in children’s services. Under new measures social workers in adult care will be able to set up their own organisations and contract their services to local authorities.
Pilot projects will be set up to test feasibility of the proposals. The main thrust of the scheme is to:
• give social workers more control over their work
• allow them to spend more time with individuals they care for
• reduce the amount of bureaucracy they deal with
• be more creative with the way they use finances and other resources
• increase job satisfaction.
A letter inviting councils to submit expressions of interest to form Social Work Practices will be posted on the DH website. Councils submitting the most promising proposals will be asked to draw up more detailed plans. Details of councils selected for the pilot scheme will be announced early in the new year.
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