Useful Links Directory
Links to useful websites and resources
Social workers fear service cuts risk children's lives
Some 88% of social workers think cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk, a survey suggests.
Social workers warn over cuts threat
Social workers are warning that cuts to services and growing case loads are leaving vulnerable children without the protection they need. Nearly five years after the death of Baby Peter Connelly, a survey of social workers suggests many are worried about unmanageable amounts of work.
SOLACE
SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers) is the representative body for senior strategic managers working in the public sector. The Society promotes public sector management excellence and provides professional development for its Members who come from all areas of the public sector
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Health and Social Care
Somerset County Council Adult Social Care
Adult Social Care supports adults of a working age and older people who have disabilities, mental health problems, a sensory loss or general frailty. Our aim is to actively promote independence and choice. We help people to live in their own homes for as long as possible. When this is no longer possible we help people to choose a good quality care home.
Somerset County Council Childrens Services
Children's Social Care Children’s Social Care has a duty to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of children and young people. It provides services to children and young people assessed as being ‘in need’ for a variety of reasons.
South Ayrshire Council
Social Care and Health
South Lanarkshire Council
Social Care and Health
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Children, adults & families
Southampton City Council Adult Social Care
We provide a range of services for adults with long and short term health and care needs. Together with the primary care trust, the NHS and voluntary organisations we work to make sure that you have access to the services that you need to live as independently as possible. We also offer advice and support to carers and relatives of people receiving, or in need of, our services.
Southampton City Council Childrens Services
This section of the site offers information about health and social care services that we provide for children, young people and their families.
Southampton Solent University
Undergraduate
SSIA: Improving Social Care in Wales
It was set up to support local authorities increase the pace of improvement and promote excellence within social services. Hosted by the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) the Agency is a partnership enterprise between the Association, ADSS Cymru and the Welsh Assembly Government. The Agency comprises a central team based in Cardiff, along with improvement managers, focused on Social Services improvement across Wales. The work of the SSIA, funded by a Welsh Assembly Government Improvement Fund, has a strong emphasis on: •improving service delivery and enabling officers and members to better understand their performance; •enabling councils to improve their decisions and to make changes to services based on a better understanding and interpretation of evidence based practice; •increasing council's knowledge of their own performance through self assessment and through the design and implementation of workable local solutions for improvement; •Councils working collectively to enhance the sharing of good practice to ensure that vulnerable groups within their communities receive first class services.
St George's University of London
Undergraduate
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Social Care and Health
Staffordshire County Council
We’re responsible for providing social care for vulnerable adults and older people across Staffordshire as well as providing services and support for those who care for them. In addition our Children and Families Social Work Teams provide advice, support and social work to families - parents, children and other carers.
start4life
Whether you’re pregnant or a new parent, you’ll know it can be an overwhelming time with lots of information to take in. Start4Life has loads of tips and advice for a healthy pregnancy, and for feeding and getting your new baby active.
StatsWales
StatsWales is a free-to-use service that allows you to view, manipulate, create and download tables from Welsh data.
