World Social Work Day 2016 focuses on promoting the dignity and worth of people. Today is an opportunity to reflect and take stock, review progress, acknowledge challenges and bring new
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A new resource aims to ensure that people benefit from good social work at the end of their life, and that those close to them are supported during this time
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NICE – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – is consulting on draft recommendations aimed at helping people with learning disabilities who are experiencing mental health problems. Approximately
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People in Scotland with an interest in mental health services have the chance to give their views on how a new piece of legislation should be implemented. The Mental Health
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The Social Care Commitment is now even easier for social care employers and their employees to sign as whole organisations. Employers can now sign up their employees without the use
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This Welsh Government guide has been written primarily for practitioners involved in making and supporting arrangements for young people leaving care. The guide supplements the statutory Code of Practice relating
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The Welsh Government is holding a consultation on changes it is planning to make to improve the quality of domiciliary care in Wales to improve the retention and recruitment of staff. Domiciliary
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BASW is seeking practitioners’ views on one of the biggest issues facing social workers in England today – the integration of health and social care. The Association wants the voice
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Coordinating regulators activities in the adult social care sector: to tackle poor provision and to boost the time good providers can give over to caring for residents. The report from
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This guideline covers the period before, during and after a young person moves from children’s to adults’ services. It aims to help young people and their carers have a better
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