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End of life care: strengthening choice

49,000 babies, children and young people are living in the UK with health conditions that are life-limiting or life-threatening and the number is rising: 40,000 live in England alone. Hearing the...

Fair funding for mental health Putting parity into practice

The case for bold action to address poor mental health in the UK – both on moral and economic grounds – is clear. A staggering one in four of us will experience a mental health problem each year (...

Resilience resources for social work and social care workers

Social Work Scotland, Iriss and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have worked in partnership to draw together helpful resources for social services practitioners and their organisations to...

How should health policy respond to the growing challenge of multimorbidity?

Authors: Chris Salisbury, Bruce Guthrie, Dundee); Peter Bower and Stewart W Mercer There is growing awareness internationally of the increasing number of people living with multiple long-term health...

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Livestreaming and video-chatting

The NSPCC and LGfL recently conducted the largest ever UK survey of children’s experiences online. We received almost 40,000 responses from children aged 7-16 who shared their experiences and...

Talking about dying: How to begin honest conversations about what lies ahead

The core mission of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is to drive improvements in health and healthcare through advocacy, education and research. Drawing on the diverse experience and expertise...

Inequalities in later life

There are stark inequalities in how different people experience later life. While some of us enjoy the benefits of longer lives, others may experience later life as a time of profound challenge. The...

Health and Wellbeing Innovation Commission Inquiry: Retirement Communities and Care Homes

Author: Brian Beach As a variety of factors lead to increasing longevity and an ageing population, the demand for robust health and care services continues to grow. Innovation in the areas of health...

Health and Wellbeing Innovation Commission Inquiry: Social Connections and Loneliness

As a variety of factors lead to increasing longevity and an ageing population, the demand for robust health and care services continues to grow. Innovation in the areas of health and wellbeing will...

SASW Mental Health Officers Annual Study Day 2018 Slides

We hosted our third Mental Health Officer’s Annual Study Day Conference at BT Murrayfield Stadium on 4th October 2018. Thank you to everyone who came along and contributed - as a delegate, a...

Our Journey 2017-2018

Being the Children and Young People’s Commissioner for Scotland is the best job in the world. While I was appointed by the Queen, in line with an Act of the Scottish Parliament, I take my mandate...

Long-Term Care: The Family Dimension

Long-term care (LTC) addresses people needing support in many aspects of living over a prolonged period of time. LTC differs from other types of health care in that its goal is not to cure an illness...

Health and Wellbeing Innovation Commission Inquiry: Built Environment

Author: Sally Bowell ILC-UK’S Commission Inquiry on Health and Wellbeing Innovation, supported by Audley Group and EY, seeks to review the current evidence base of innovation in health and wellbeing...

Criminal Networks Involved in the Trafficking and Exploitation of Underage Victims in the European Union

Child trafficking is one of the most heinous crimes and a crime against human rights as criminals profit from the abuse of the weakest social category of all – vulnerable children. Globally,...

Does living in a retirement village extend life expectancy? The case of Whiteley Village

Authors: Les Mayhew, Ben Rickayzen and David Smith The benefits or otherwise of communal living in later life are of considerable interest in the context of a growing and increasingly elderly...

Reunification from Out-of-Home Care: A Research Overview of Good Practice in Returning Children Home from Care

Author: Elaine Farmer Whilst there has been considerable attention in research and practice to entry to care, foster care and adoption, research in the UK on reunification has been limited, and until...

Refuge and Asylum in Scotland - Guidance on no recourse to public funds

This guidance was first issued in 2006 in order to provide a framework for ethical practice to SASW and UNISON members in Scotland who are social work and social care practitioners providing a...
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Professional Social Work (PSW) November 2018

Homeless Palliative Care Toolkit

This research informed toolkit provides information and resources for frontline staff supporting people who are homeless and who have significant health needs. People who are homeless or vulnerably...

Making it real: how to do personalised care and support

Personalisation is rooted in the belief that people want to have a life not a service. Making it Real is a framework and a set of statements that describe what good, citizen-focused, personalised...

Making Places Work for Women: Gender and Systems Change

The most marginalised women in our communities rarely face just one form of disadvantage. Their lives are complex; they experience gendered inequalities and discrimination, usually underpinned by...

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Providing a lifeline: effective scrutiny of local strategies to prevent or reduce suicide

Any suicide is a tragedy – not only does it represent a life lost, it has a profound impact on the lives of family and friends who themselves may subsequently need support from statutory health and...

SWU Executive Committee election timetable and terms of office

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs

Help and investment in early years and for older people is well-recognised and reflected in public policies, but adolescence – the transition to adulthood – is also an important time for making...

Stepping Up, Stepping Down

Authors: Kate Morris, Brid Featherstone, Katie Hill and Mike Ward This report presents the empirical research carried out with families as part of the Your Family, Your Voice Alliance, a national...

Serious and Organised Crime Strategy

Serious and organised crime affects more UK citizens, more often, than any other national security threat and leads to more deaths in the UK each year than all other national security threats...

A Fair, Supportive Society: Summary Report

The IHE report A Fair, Supportive Society highlights that some of the most vulnerable people in society – those with learning disabilities – will die 15-20 years sooner on average than the general...

Realising the Potential of Early Intervention

Early intervention means identifying and providing early support to children and young people who are at risk of poor outcomes, such as mental health problems, poor academic attainment, or...

TURNING 18: Independence or cliff edge?

The University of Sheffield has published a series of policy briefings on working against the challenges faced by children and ensuring they have the best possible chances in life. The four policy...

FAMILY PORTRAIT: Single parent families and transitions over time

The University of Sheffield has published a series of policy briefings on working against the challenges faced by children and ensuring they have the best possible chances in life. The four policy...

STOP THE CLOCK: How can we prevent young carers undertaking inappropriate or excessive care?

The University of Sheffield has published a series of policy briefings on working against the challenges faced by children and ensuring they have the best possible chances in life. The four policy...

CARE PROCEEDINGS IN ENGLAND: the case for clear blue water

The University of Sheffield has published a series of policy briefings on working against the challenges faced by children and ensuring they have the best possible chances in life. The four policy...

SWU Newsletter November 2018

Letter template BASW Cymru (English)

Template letter for Cymru Social workers to ask AM's to meet and discuss the working conditions campaign. See the Welsh version .

Working conditions - Cymru campaign flyer (English)

Siblings, contact and the law: an overlooked relationship?

Routine decision making in the Family Courts can have a significant impact on children and young people’s sibling relationships. The impact is most profound in care and adoption proceedings in public...

Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Combating Violence Against Women and Girls and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) – 2018 Report on Progress

Protecting women and girls from violence and abuse, and supporting victims and survivors remain key priorities for this Government. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a serious crime and has...

“It’s no exaggeration to say that reading can transform British society…”

Authors: Sacha Hilhorst, Alan Lockey and Tom Speight Demos carried out research over the summer of 2018 to assess the potential impact of reading on several great challenges of our time: loneliness,...

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Is Wales Fairer?

‘Is Wales Fairer? 2018’ is the most comprehensive review of how we, in Wales, are performing on equality and human rights. Looking at all areas of life, including education, work, living standards,...

Is Britain Fairer 2018?

Our report ‘Is Britain Fairer? 2018’ is the most comprehensive review of how we, as a nation, are performing on equality and human rights. Looking across all areas of life, including education, work...

Is Scotland Fairer?

‘Is Scotland Fairer? 2018’ is the Scottish supplement to our state-of-the-nation report on equality and human rights covering England, Scotland and Wales, ‘Is Britain Fairer? 2018’. This review sets...

Prevention is better than cure

This document sets out a vision for putting prevention at the heart of our nation's health. Our mission is to improve healthy life expectancy so that, by 2035, we are enjoying at least five extra...

Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey (ASCS)

This report contains England level findings from the Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey (ASCS). User experience information is critical for understanding the impact of services, for...

Safeguarding Pressures Phase 6

In a country that works for all children every child should be able to say, ‘I am safe’ and ‘I am happy’. Whilst this is true for the majority, a growing number of children need help to secure their...

Safeguarding Pressures Phase 1

Safeguarding related pressures on local authority children’s services departments has been a subject of much discussion and media attention since the death of Baby Peter was reported in November 2008...
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Policy, Ethics & Human Rights Committee (PEHR) Minutes 5th March 2018
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Policy, Ethics & Human Rights Committee (PEHR) Minutes 21st May 2018
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Policy, Ethics & Human Rights Committee (PEHR) Minutes 10th July 2018
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International Committee minutes 26th March 2018
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International Committee minutes 4th June 2018

University of Stirling - Responding to Unaccompanied Minors in Scotland

Following the provisions of the 2016 Immigration Act to permit the transfer of unaccompanied children the Scottish Government, COSLA, and local authorities have entered into negotiations with the...
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International Committee minutes 10th September 2018
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Policy, Ethics & Human Rights Committee (PEHR) Minutes 11th September 2018

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