A national charity says it still has major concerns about the quality of care provided to vulnerable older people living in homes. Counsel and Care is raising the issue today as the Care Quality Commission’s first report into adult social care services in England shows general standards getting better.

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Almsot half of children in care have been separated from brothers or sisters who have been sent to different placements. The figure is revealed in the second annual survey of children’s views of being in care or living in residential education, which also shows that one in five of them continue to be bullied for being in care.

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By Karen Sobel Lojeski

Karen Lojeski has distilled the essence of the leader’s role in ‘managing’ virtual teams. Her very relevant case stories illustrate that to be successful, the authentic leader must be able to create context and a collaborative lexicon for virtual knowledge sharing and must work diligently to build the social capital that is so vital to the success of virtual work groups.

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