Is there a better way? Researchers want to know what needs investigating to improve practice Call to social workers in a healthcare setting have questions answered News 21 Mar 2019
Backlash after mental health strategy abandoned by government The government has ditched its 10 Year Mental Health Plan, launched only last year, to the dismay of campaigners and professionals in the field. News 9 Feb 2023
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‘Nobody ever punished anyone out of addiction’ Scotland’s drug deaths reinforce the need for a significant rethink of substance misuse policy, writes Alison Bavidge Viewpoint 21 Sep 2020
'The backbone of our society' - social work praised and pressures highlighted in Commons MPs speak out during debate on children's social care as review into Logan Mwangi published News 24 Nov 2022
What’s love got to do with it? Long deemed an unacceptable word in social care, Bill Stone sees signs that love is returning to the lexicon of social work Viewpoint 6 Apr 2023
Staff crisis fear as vaccination deadline looms Health and social care workers in England have until 3 February to get first jab - or risk losing their job News 12 Jan 2022
How do you solve a problem like social care? With a pandemic winter approaching the crisis in social care will no doubt become a hot topic again. Will social work’s role be recognised in the government’s long-awaited proposals to reform social care? In focus 2 Oct 2020
Follow your passion, says lifetime achievement in social work award winner Carole Goodman, honoured at England's Social Worker of the Year Awards, on what's kept her motivated for four decades News 4 Dec 2019
Competitions watchdog suggests regulation of children's placements is 'outdated' Last day to respond to CMA's interim report speculating on reasons behind lack of places and high prices in market News 11 Nov 2021