BASW urges the UK Government to not only work with other world leaders to bring the war to an end, but also to ensure that the people of Ukraine have support and assistance through humanitarian...
Meredith Ahearn, a Mental Health Officer who is based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, has been awarded the Mental Health Practice Award 2022. Ms Ahearn received the accolade from the Minister for...
The JTAI was published on 21 February 2022
BASW chair Gerry Nosowska reflects on the role and why it's a fantastic opportunity to represent your profession and make a real difference to social work practice and policy...
This is a chance for all UK social workers and social work students to talk with the Social Workers Union about workplace issues in a free online session.
Four grants of £500 will be awarded to the best arguments for how to change media portrayals of social workers.
An expert group has been set up to support the creation of a National Care Service which will be free at the point of need, continuing as a public service, with an implementation plan by the end of...
Dr Ruth Allen gives an overview of BASW's month of activities and events this March...
The role of social workers as the main registered social care profession within integrated systems must be heard and represented within any new structures.
All responses need to be received by BASW by Thursday 3 March
The Scottish Government is hosting a series of online monthly policy panel meetings for social workers on the proposals for a National Care Service. These discussions are specifically for social...
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The Food Is Care campaign group's unique survey shows how widespread food poverty is in the UK. The group asks professional bodies to view this as an opportunity to centrally locate food...
Dr. Paul Shuttleworth writes a powerful personal reflection to mark LGBTQ+ History Month
Local authorities in Scotland will soon have powers to impose parking charges with no upper limit on workplaces. Only NHS properties, GP surgeries, hospices and blue badge holders will be exempt from...
The 'scoping review' document is more necessary than ever to help guide busy social workers to instigate both individual and societal change...
Find out what happened this week at Holyrood.... The First Minister provided her weekly coronavirus statement to parliament on Tuesday, where she highlighted that Scotland is through the worst wave...
Considering each service user’s combination of identities helps social workers to better understand the people they are supporting.
A consultation on the key actions which will form the foundations of the multi-professional mental health workforce plan for health and social care in Wales is now open and would value your input....
Find out what happened this week at Holyrood.... The week began with the publication of the criminal justice social work statistics for 2020-21. On the back of this publication, the Justice Secretary...
