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UK - The implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards has been delayed until April 2022. Minister of State Helen Whatley said: "LP...

The UK’s leading children’s charity, Barnardo’s, has reported a huge spike in fostering enquiries during the pandemic. There have been 2,...

ONS: Agency and bank staff show higher infection rates in care homes. Infection rates were lower in homes offering sick pay. A Vivaldi pr...

UK - The UK Office for National Statistics has confirmed that deaths of social workers from Covid-19 have more than doubled during May, i...

As social workers find themselves adapting to the ‘new normal’ they may come up against ethical dilemmas in their daily work. The practic...

World - The Health Foundation has made public its concerns that the upcoming contact tracing app will benefit certain sectors of society ...

UK - A recent letter from the ADASS president to Helen Whately MP, the Minister of State for Care, has highlighted the ‘concern’ and ‘con...

Steve Clarke examines why there are reasons to fell positive about Social Work after Covid-19. Although times are challenging right now t...

UK - A memorial to all UK Health and Social Care staff known to have died due to COVID-19 has been set up. The page which was set up by N...

UK - Muhammed Islam, Social Worker with Birmingham Children’s Trust in the Care Leaving Service is reported to have died due to Covid-19....

World - Agency Social Workers are being recruited to help fight Covid-19. But do recruiting authorities need to be more active in protect...

Scotland - The Scottish government has announced that they are to give Social care staff are an immediate 3.3% pay increase backdated fr...

UK - Pontefract, a town in West Yorkshire, England is perhaps one of the most unlikely places to find NHS inspired artwork. More famous f...

World - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a trau...

Steve Clarke writes about positive thinking in the face of adversity, and gives his thoughts on tips that can help us get through. These ...

World - The world of illicit drugs has begun to see the economic effect of of Covid 19 as the availability and pricing of street drugs re...

USA - Covid-19 has now reached all 50 states and, as in all sectors, social workers are struggling to adapt. Practitioners are looking at...

France - The French interior minister, Christopher Castaner, has reported a 30% increase in domestic violence complaints since March 17t...

UK - The UK’s care homes are at “breaking point” according to a Guardian report, with 1 in 5 coronavirus deaths outside of hospitals occu...

UK - Peter John, leader of Southwark Council in London took to Twitter on Tuesday to report the death of one of its members of staff repo...