Social worker Sean McEnaney has been struck off the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register on grounds of misconduct after failing to adequately safeguard two children whilst employed by
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London South Bank University (LSBU) will establish the first university-based “People’s Academy” within its School of Health and Social Care. As the need to increase patient and public involvement in
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Nearly six out of 10 disabled people who have reported experiencing abuse feel unsatisfied with the way the police handled their cases, according to a new survey. A report by
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Two thirds of London boroughs are yet to be accredited as London Living Wage employers; of the third that are accredited there has been slow progress in applying fair wages
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High levels of mental ill health is costing London more than £26bn per year in treatment, lost productivity and costs to education services and the criminal justice system. The figure
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The turnaround time for child protection cases judged as high or complex needs has almost halved in some areas since the London multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) programme began in 2011,
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Three in five Londoners incorrectly believe they won’t have to pay anything towards the costs of their old-age care, according to a recent poll commissioned by London Councils. Government reforms,
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The Evening Standard has today reported increasing questions over the role of Lambeth council in the “slaves” case after claims that social workers missed “multiple” opportunities to rescue the youngest
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The Greater London Post Qualifying Consortium is the reference point for all qualified social workers in the Greater London area who wish to obtain UK-wide formal recognition for their continuing
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