This event – with dates in both London and Manchester – is for the leaders of primary care, community care, mental health, acute hospital, social care, housing, voluntary and public health services...
BASW comment on recent attacks in London and Manchester
BASW England wishes to put on record its grave concern at the recent increase in incidents of racism, xenophobia and hate crimes following the EU Referendum. BASW England pledges solidarity and...
BASW England National Standing Committee elections BASW England National Standing Committee (NSC) is delighted to announce the following members have been elected to serve on the NSC for 2 years...
A series of member briefings from National Voices summarising the health and care aspects of political party manifestos in the build up to the 2017 General Election. As the parties battle for votes,...
The NSPCC has launched a new video ‘Be Share Aware - safety advice from a 10 year old’ to raise awareness and give parents and carers the confidence and skills to talk to their child about staying...
To coincide with Deaf Awareness Week, Childline has launched a video for deaf or hard of hearing children and young people to explain the Childline SignVideo Service as well as using sign language to...
How are health and care issues shaping the political landscape as we head towards the 2017 general election? The King's Fund's interactive election tracker looks at how the campaigns unfold and they...
BASW’s response to NHS England Consultation on Medium and Low Secure Mental Health Services (Adults)
Ahead of the General Election on 8 June, the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) has issued a pre-election briefing to political parties, highlighting the priorities of the...
In light of the upcoming General Election, NIASW has released a NIASW 2017 General Election Briefing.
BASW is pleased to announce that - following an open tendering process - Research in Practice/Research in Practice for Adults (RiP/RiPfA) has been chosen as BASW's partner in the project to refresh...
A message from BASW Chair Guy Shennan and CEO Ruth Allen: ‘BASW has produced a manifesto of what we want from a new government following the 2017 election. Fulfilling our manifesto will improve...
The importance of BASW as the ethics and values driven professional body for social work across the UK and the responsibility of social workers to promote those values through collective action...
On 27 April 2017, the Children and Social Work Bill received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament and can be found at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/16/pdfs/ukpga_20170016_en.pdf...
This is a call for evidence to inform a comprehensive understanding of the current fostering system in England. We (The Department for Education) want to understand what is working well and why,...
Each year we (Carer's UK) run the State of Caring Survey to help us show the reality of what it means to care for a family member or friend. We've now launched this year's survey, to help us get a...
It's been just under a year since the Children & Social Work Bill was announced in the Queen's speech and today the final amended bill received Royal Assent and became law. BASW members won a...
In 44 areas in England, NHS organisations have come together with local authorities and other partners to develop sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) – ambitious, five-year plans for the...
Everybody in NHS policy seems to be talking about population health. New care models are being developed to improve population health. Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) – the local plans...
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has announced that the Digital Economy Bill has received Royal Assent. The Bill includes measures to protect children from online pornography in...
The NSPCC has released figures from research looking at the views of children and young people on their confidence, knowledge and understanding of online safety. Findings from a survey of 1,696...
The NSPCC has launched an updated Net Aware site for parents and carers. The site, run in partnership with O2, and informed by 1,696 children and young people and 674 parents and carers includes:...
What should social workers and other professionals be doing to challenge poverty, austerity and stigma now?
The debate about how to fund the NHS is never far from the headlines. Here The King's Fund examine some of the claims made.
As we head to a general election on 8 June 2017, The King's Fund examine the big issues around health and care. They will be adding to this page over the coming weeks.
Wales' Minister for Social Services and Public Health Rebecca Evans has issued a statement in support of the social workers protesting against the policies of austerity being pursued by the UK...
A Tribute to Bill McKitterick
The Scottish Social Services Awards shortlist is now available announcing the 31 successful entrants making it to the final out of 155 entries nationwide.
"......what these sessions achieved quite simply and effectively was bringing together a whole host of workers from different backgrounds, experience levels and personalities under a clear and...
The NSPCC has published findings from Childline counselling sessions with young people experiencing feelings of loneliness and isolation as they struggle with the pressures of growing up. Findings...
More than a quarter of education staff (28.8%) are worried they could be perceived as prejudiced or racist if they report concerns about honour-based abuse and child abuse linked to faith and belief...
This month sees the introduction of a raft of benefit and tax credit changes across the UK. Although they were passed by the previous administration, they are only now being enacted. As such, these...
A social worker is fighting back against austerity by writing a protest song condemning cuts to public services. Pete Unwin, a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Worcester, has...
Each Year NIASW develop a Strategic Plan which is informed by the BASW 2020 Vision. A Recruitment Plan was developed from the Strategic Plan to guide our increased focus on promoting NIASW...
NIASW released its Annual Report on Tuesday 21 March 2017. Read Annual Report
The NSPCC’s Impact and evidence series features a blog by Dr Andrea Danese and Dr Helen L. Fisher from King’s College London explaining how greater knowledge about resilience could help to support...
A humanitarian charity is to launch the UK’s first dedicated programme to tackle the shortage of Muslim applicants to adopt children. The Penny Appeal, based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, has won £...
Resources around young children's listening and participation from the National Children's Bureau. Includes a set of eight leaflets on a range of topics, containing details of research, practice and...
The international award-winning film director, Ken Loach, has endorsed Boot Out Austerity!, in which a group of social workers will be walking 100 miles from Birmingham to Liverpool later this month...