Fire Haringey managers and doctors, say social workers

FOUR out of five social workers are calling for new managers to be brought in at Haringey council following Baby P's death, according to a survey.

And 40 per cent called for the council's social services head, Sharon Shoesmith, to be sacked in the poll for Community Care, a magazine for care professionals.

The survey of 250 people in the care industry revealed that 90 per cent believed social workers suffered from high case loads, too much paperwork and complained it was too difficult to get a child in danger into care.

More than half of those who took part said they also wanted doctors to be fired over the events that led up to Baby P's death.

Another issue the poll raised was the "unrealistic" caseloads and the amount of paperwork that social workers are bogged down with. Inadequate training and a lack of supervision were also blamed for failings.