Community Care

'Community Care' is the 'trade' magazine for what the magazine itself terms as 'social care professionals'. Particularly, it is aimed at Social Workers (all branches). Having said that you would probably not expect it to be a dazzling and exciting read in your spare time, but for passing a few hours at work, looking like you are studying the latest research data (when you are actually trawling through the jobs section) it is a perfect little number. It is possible to buy the magazine at newsagents. It comes out to subscribers every Thursday and is in the shops every Thursday and costs about £2. I say 'about' £2, because as anyone ...  Read the complete review

"The Voice of Social Care" - it most certainly is. This weekly publication is the bible of social care. Community Care is the weekly magazine for everyone in social care in the statutory and voluntary sectors, and for local and central government policy makers and academics. It contains breaking news across the whole spectrum and is an essential source of information for students/workers in the field of social care. With 2 out of three health care professionals rating it as their main source of information - its usefulness cannot be understated. As well as the magazine format (which is discounted heavily for students at only £54 a year as opposed to £1.55 ...  Read the complete review