Context After 36 years of rule by 92-year old President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe is again on the brink of collapse, and undergoing a severe economic crisis with the regime running out of funds,...
The Welsh Government’s five year plan, “Taking Wales Forward”, committed to more than doubling the capital limit used in charging for residential social care, from £24,000 to £50,000. Today, Rebecca...
SASW has pledged to support the “root and branch” review of Scotland’s care system announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the weekend.
Following this year's World Mental Health Day, take a look at The King's Fund's reports, animation, blogs, events and research relating to mental health care.
The Service User Sub-group of the Cheshire East Safeguarding Adults Board created this spoken word video working with the Axis Arts Centre at Crewe Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University. The...
The Second Half Fund will support the growth of innovations that mobilise the time and talents of people in the second half of their lives to help others, alongside public services
This draft guidance seeks to improve the assessment, treatment and prevention of mental health problems in adults. When the guideline is finalised, it will apply to anyone who comes into contact with...
Blog Entry on recent NIASW Roadshow around Northern Ireland
As a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) analysis details an “unsatisfactory and inconsistent” picture of the quality of children’s social work across the country, BASW Chief Executive Dr...
The Networked Evidence Search and Summary Service turns information overload into timely, relevant and usable evidence. We provide a range of products for staff of all disciplines. You can choose...
See some of the presentations from our (The Kings Fund) recent event, which gave an overview of NHS England's national programme for end-of-life care and shared lessons from good practice case...
The Education Committee launches an inquiry into fostering in England. This inquiry looks at a range of fostering issues including the recruitment and retention of foster carers and concerns over...
Initial research reveals almost half of teenagers check mobile devices during the night HMC, in partnership with online safety organisation Digital Awareness UK (DAUK), has conducted a survey of 2,...
Julia Fernando is Research Manager, Leadership Development at The King’s Fund. She is working with NHS Improvement and the Center for Creative Leadership on a two-year project to help trusts to...
The Moving Forward project team give an insight into how their project supports young autistic people into employment, further education or volunteering opportunities. The Moving Forward project is...
NIASW launched its workload survey report 'Above and Beyond: At What Cost?'
SASW is seeking members’ views on proposed changes to fees paid by registrants of the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
As more and more young people are using apps and webcams, Childline has seen a rise in contacts about online sexual abuse. New figures from our Childline service show: the number of...
The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) today launches its report Above and Beyond. The document highlights that workload pressures faced by social workers result in 88% of staff...
SASW calls for “informed debate” to address challenges raised by Accounts Commission
The rapid growth of the UK’s only dedicated union for social workers shows the increasing need for protection in the workplace, says John McGowan, General Secretary of the Social Workers Union (SWU).
BASW is calling for evidence from young people who have been adopted, parents, social workers, managers, family justice professionals, policymakers and academics to underpin a year-long research...
Vulnerable victims and witnesses will no longer have to appear in court under new plans to roll out pre-trial evidence sessions.
Thank you for your continued membership and support of BASW over the past year and I hope that you will continue to be part of our growing and increasingly influential organisation. Every member...
Social workers play a vital role in preventing mental health crises and should be given more scope to practice their skills, an inquiry into mental health services in England has found.
Nicola Surgeon MSP, First Minister in the Scottish Parliament, presented the Government’s, Plan for Scotland 2016-17 at the start of the autumn session on September 6. Clear priorities are: “...
This Scottish Government consultation sets out proposals for a Child Poverty Bill for Scotland that will: Enshrine in legislation the Scottish Government’s ambition to eradicate child poverty...
Nearly one in every 200 children in the world is now a refugee. Worldwide, there are some 10 million child refugees, approximately one million children seeking asylum and an estimated 17 million...
Ready for an adventure? Child Rights Launchpad – Unicef UK’s award-winning child rights experience – takes children and young people in Scotland on an exciting journey to explore their rights....
Members of our Child Trafficking Advisory Centre (CTAC) travelled to France to train volunteers from the Refugee Youth Service to help them understand what child trafficking is and to spot the signs...
The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) has published the results of research into young children’s body image. Key findings include: 24% of childcare professionals have...
The Department of Health has published a set of films about female genital mutilation (FGM) for healthcare professionals. Topics covered include: the impact of FGM on mental health; mandatory...
The NSPCC has published a short film encouraging parents to use its helpline to talk through any concerns they may have about their child being radicalised. Warning signs include: talking as if from...
National charity 4Children is to close due to funding pressures, with Action for Children taking on the vast majority of its existing work. A statement issued by the charity, which is the government...
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing on the establishment of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). This includes: the establishment of the statutory inquiry; the...
MLAs visit the WHSCT to take part in NIASW's Social Worker for a Day event.
The Royal College of Nursing highlights NHS workforce statistics which show the number of school nursing posts has fallen by 13% since 2010. They warn that this could have an impact on children’s...
onlinePROTECT has produced a film of the speakers from its OP 2016 conference discussing how to tackle prevention of child sexual abuse.
This is the first of two series of weekly podcasts to be broadcast between July 2016 and December 2017. The first series of 44 podcasts covers England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland during the last...
Date: 17 September 2016 BASW members meeting point: Joy of Life Fountain, Hyde Park Meeting time: 12.30 - 13.00 #WeStandWithYou BASW is once again asking its members to stand within the...