Dr Rukhsana Farooqi and Dr Helen Woods join the BASW England Criminal Justice Group
The government needs to work more collaboratively, compassionately and transparently with Black and Ethnic Minority communities in order to recognise broken trust and structural inequalities
Coronavirus: During lockdown, there has been a worrying rise in the number of referrals to child protection unit
We urge the government to reconsider its position and give low income families the support that they need
Maris Stratulis, National Director at BASW England, reflects on the incredible collective contribution of social workers in a year defined by the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement
Maris Stratulis, National Director at BASW England, comments on CQC annual report into health and social care in England
BASW England echoes the Children’s Commissioner’s pledge for a significant investment in children’s services, which is critical at a time when the coronavirus is deemed the greatest threat to...
An important hospital discharge guidance document was published in March 2020 which made it possible for health and care systems to immediately introduce the discharge to assess model to support...
BASW England adult social work group responded to the Parliamentary Health & Social Care Committee Social care: funding and workforce Inquiry 30 July 2020
BASW England Student & NQSW set out recommendations
Response to the Children’s Commissioner report on the impact of eviction and homelessness on vulnerable children.
The key messages from both, this Government report and our own survey highlight a lack of timely guidance for front line social workers from the outset, a reduction in new referrals of children and...
This latest information raises serious questions over the way people with learning disabilities have been treated throughout the pandemic.
New Department of Health and Social Care consultation
BASW England welcomes the survey carried out by Mencap who surveyed 1,069 family carers of people with a learning disability to find out how they have been affected during the coronavirus lockdown by...
A virtual disco for social work students was held last weekend to celebrate the end of a year that has seen studies disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.
BASW is writing to a wide range of adult social care charities, providers and other organisations across the UK, to express pledges of support for the sector.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report Readying the NHS and social care for the COVID-19 peak published this week makes for stark reading
When I first read that women face a wait of around 257 years to achieve equal pay, I was saddened, but not surprised...a blog from Rebekah Pierre, BASW England PO
The Local Government Association has launched a campaign which sets out seven principles of reform for adult social care.
BASW is asking for members to volunteer to be part of the team that oversees the analysis of the survey.
BASW England comments on open government consultation on whether emergency COVID-linked powers introduced under Statutory Instrument 445 should lapse or be continued after September.
BASW sets out initial views on Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s summer economic statement
BASW England asks members for feedback on proposed changes to good practice principles which are applied to the use of confidential information
BASW England backs campaign for those who have experienced loss and bereavement to connect, as ONS data reveals 21 social workers have sadly died due to Covid-19 between 9 March and 25 May 2020 in...
Rebekah Pierre, BASW England Professional Officer shares virtual top tips
Maris Stratulis National Director for BASW England comments on the ADASS Budget survey
BASW England wants to hear from people with lived experience and social workers involved in disaster and emergency responses past and present including the COVID 19 pandemic for book development.
BASW statement following figures published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
BASW statement following Public Health England report ‘Disparities in the risk and outcomes of Covid-19’
The Department of Education is seeking views on proposed new measures to ensure that the use of independent and semi-independent provision (commonly known as unregulated provision) provides the right...
Give us your views on a potential celebration for Students and NQSW and Social Workers
BASW in partnership with The Children’s Society and a number of organisations across the children’s sector launch poll to capture intelligence from frontline professionals working in children’s...
BASW England would like to pay tribute to dear friend Pete Felton, who recently passed on
Views sought: The Victims’ Commissioner is currently undertaking a deep dive review into the experiences of children and young people as victims of domestic abuse and their potential subsequent...
Research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has found that 133,000 young people referred to specialist mental health services in England were rejected in 2018-19, despite increased government...
The Local Government Association, which represents councils across England and Wales, today has teamed up with the Government Equalities Office to reignite the Return to Social Work programme...
We are developing additional resources and activities to support social workers working with autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities to help embed the frameworks into social work...
Social Work England will officially become the new regulator of all social workers in England on Monday 2nd December. Find out what this means for you.
Over 350 social workers, NQSWs and social work students attended BASW England’s social work conference in Leeds last week.
