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2 years ago
Reinstate hospital social workers to improve discharge outcomes, PSWs urge Barclay
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...
External news
2 years ago
‘Why I quit my placement after three weeks’
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...
External news
2 years ago
Risk of ‘poor or potentially illegal’ practice in care home discharge plan, warns ADASS
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...
External news
2 years ago
Practising social work as part of a public inquiry
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...
External news
2 years ago
Some Court of Protection report orders ‘overly burdensome’, warn mental health leaders
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...
External news
2 years ago
Less than one in five care staff vaccinated against flu or boosted against Covid, figures reveal
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...
External news
2 years ago
Community social workers as social entrepreneurs: Lessons from Israel
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...
External news
2 years ago
Virtual Open evening: focus on social workers
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External news
2 years ago
Care review response will start to address mounting social work pressures, says ADCS president
The government's forthcoming response to the care review will begin to address mounting pressures on the social work workforce the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services ADCS has said In an interview with Community Care Steve Crocker...
CSWM news
2 years ago
Significant step forward for children’s services in Hull
Hull’s children’s services mark a significant milestone after the latest full Ofsted inspection found the service is no longer Inadequate.