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What are primary health needs

WEBThe concept of a primary health need is central to deciding whether the entirety of someone’s care needs should be met by the NHS or the local authority. Put simply, an …

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What the Health and Care Act 2022 means for social workers

WEBThe Health and Care Act received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. . It introduces another major overhaul of NHS structures, and has implications for the social …

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The draft Mental Health Bill: parliamentary proposals for change

WEBThe draft bill does not include statutory principles. The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, on which the draft bill is based, had identified four principles to …

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'Hectic is the life of a social worker': what research reveals about

WEBThis extract, from observational research on a local authority older people’s team, is hardly a surprise. The study – from the Social Work with Older People project – …

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Mental Health Act reform: where the government stands

WEBBy Tim Spencer-Lane. The draft Mental Health Bill, published in June 2022, contained proposals to update the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).A joint committee of …

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What is systemic practice

WEBWhat is a systemic approach? This is a way of acting, thinking and viewing the world, which focuses on relationships and recognises that individuals are always …

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Mental health patient safety review launched in wake of abuse …

WEBThe government has launched a rapid review into the safety of patients in mental health hospitals in the wake of a series of reports of abuse and poor care. …

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How can social workers tackle unconscious bias

WEBHow to tackle unconscious bias. Here are some of the practices that enable practitioners to avoid or tackle unconscious biases. Firstly, one thing that can be done …

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Parental mental illness and the role of stigma: key practice points

WEBStigma ‘Stigma’ can be understood as a form of social devaluation and rejection of an individual or group because they have an attribute that is seen as socially …

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Interprofessional and inter-agency collaboration

WEBInterprofessional and inter-agency collaboration is an effective way to drive up the standard of care. Policy and legislation now place users and carers at the centre of …

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Social workers' wellbeing at work lower than that of other …

WEBSocial workers more burnt out. Social workers were also more burnt out than was the case during the phase 4 study, which ran from November 2021 to February …

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The Victoria Climbié Inquiry chair reflects on social work, 21 years on

WEBAs part of Community Care's 50th anniversary, Herbert Laming reflects on changes to child protection since his landmark 2003 report on the brutal murder of eight …

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10% pay rise for thousands of care workers as government …

WEBMany thousands of care workers in England will get a 10% pay rise next April after the government decided to increase its national living wage (NLW) from …

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Building strong communities to promote independence

WEBThe support is called the health interface service (HIS) and is how Somerset County Council delivers its promise to promote independence for its residents who have …

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‘Flawed’ use of Mental Capacity Act key theme in safeguarding …

WEBThere are “fundamental flaws” in how the Mental Capacity Act is understood and applied in practice, a report on findings from safeguarding adults reviews (SARs) …

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Mental health trust ignored staff concerns for years before …

WEBMental health trust leaders ignored staff concerns over the safety of services at a hospital over many years before abuse was uncovered there in 2022, a …

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Fast-track programme to train 320 more social workers in £19m …

WEBFast-track programme Think Ahead will train 320 more mental health social workers after the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) extended its contract …

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CQC urges government to fund better pay for care staff to tackle

WEBCQC chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care and interim chief operating officer Kate Terroni said that without a “real step change in thinking about how …

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