By Tim Spencer-Lane The joint committee on the draft Mental Health Bill was appointed in July to consider the government's draft bill to reform the Mental Health Act MHA which is summarised here More on this story Scrap...

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Hospital social workers should be reinstated onto wards to support people to achieve better outcomes on discharge amid the current severe pressures on the NHS and social care That was the message today from the Adult Principal Social Worker Network...

A few years ago while studying for my social work degree I started a placement with a third sector agency supporting adults with additional support needs to participate in community activities I only managed to complete three weeks before having...

Government plans for the NHS to discharge people from hospitals into care homes may result in poor or potentially illegal practice through people being moving into residential care without their informed consent That was the warning from the Association of...

By Cassy Harrison and Jacqui Smith The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse IICSA set up in to examine a broad range of institutions and organisations and their responses to allegations of child sexual abuse CSA reported last October...

Some Court of Protection orders for professional reports on people subject to proceedings are disproportionate overly burdensome and wrongly authorised mental health leaders have warned The court's vice-president Mr Justice Hayden shared feedback from mental health trust directors regarding orders...

Less than one in five adult social care staff have been vaccinated against flu or received their autumn booster jab for Covid- according to government figures The low rates come with the two viruses being a significant cause of the...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Social entrepreneurship in social work is vital to finding innovative creative and long-term solutions to complex and persistent social problems Among all social workers community social workers are the ones who are most expected to be innovative and entrepreneurial This study explored the motivations for engaging in social entrepreneurship as well as the action strategies adopted by community social workers who successfully implemented social innovations within...

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