The Social Work Community Podcast speaks to a practitioner who has worked in agency social work and a permanent worker about ...

The overall winner’s prize, along with the children’s team gold award, went to Norfolk council’s people from abroad team, a ...

Long-awaited legislation to overhaul the “outdated” Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) has been introduced to Parliament. The government said the Mental Health Bill would tackle racial discrimination in ...

Employers in England have been issued with guidance on implementing recently introduced rules to reduce use of agency staff ...

It is “impossible” to meaningfully assess the effectiveness of child in need (CIN) plans because of their lack of clear measures of success. That was the warning from Children’s Commissioner for ...

Lane outlines how the Mental Health Bill would revise provisions and safeguards around detention and treatment ...

With the government failing to cover social care for the cost of tax increases, fears will have grown over its fair pay plans ...

A mental health social worker nominates her "compassionate" manager for seeing the "best in everyone she supports" ...

Increased costs of care from national living wage and employer national insurance rises add to existing pressures, say social ...

Council spending to rise by 3.2% in real terms in 2025-26, with authorities also given over £250m for children's social care ...

Universities report poverty and cost of living pressures a factor in reduced number of social work students in Scotland, says ...