The profession works in risky sometimes dangerous situations yet is treated differently to other emergency service colleagues Social workers prioritise people who are most marginalised desperate and often unhelped overlooked and angry as a consequence we work often in risky sometimes dangerous situations Yet we are treated differently to other emergency service colleagues Why In I wrote a piece describing social work as the forgotten emergency service Six years on judging by a bill moving...

Sir Andrew McFarlane speaks out as review says austerity makes it hard for services to cope in England and WalesThe family justice system is in crisis fuelled by an untenable workload created by a glut of applications to take vulnerable children into care the senior judge about to become the next head of the family courts has said Sir Andrew McFarlane who takes over as president of the family division of the high court of...

New integrated care models hampered by poor communication and an 'acronym spaghetti' of terms report findsThe Commons health and social care committee has -- over many years and under successive chairs -- been concerned by the fragmentation and poor coordination of care and health services Its latest report adds to this scrutiny focusing on the approaches to developing new integrated ways of planning and delivering health and care services Sustainability and transformation partnerships STPs integrated...

Some councils in England 'cannot go on' without long-term funding to underpin careSocial care services for vulnerable adults are on the verge of collapse in some areas of England despite the provision of extra government funding senior council officials have warned The fragile state of many council social care budgets -- coupled with growing demand for services increasing NHS pressure and spiralling staff costs -- is highlighted in research by the Association of Directors of...

Children's commissioner says nearly half of budget is spent on children in care systemIncreasing numbers of children will fall through the gaps into the care system risking school exclusion or falling prey to gang violence because of cuts to early years and youth services the children's commissioner for England has warned Anne Longfield said cuts of to Sure Start and other preventative services since had effectively removed vital safety nets for at-risk youngsters and families...

Safeguarding in education has always been a high priority as young peoplle sometimes spend more waking hours at school than at home School staff of all disciplines are part of the 'front line' when it comes to safeguarding Ann Marie is an Independent social worker She qualified in as a social worker and worked...

Robert Goodwill MP was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Education on June He was elected Conservative MP for Scarborough and Whitby in He is Minister of State for Children and Families His responsibilities include child protection including protection from child sexual exploitation and safeguarding local authority children's social care...

Dr David Colvin and Bill McKitterick both have been lost to us this year David was my friend and mentor He helped me through many difficult situations with a deep rooted wisdom and a compassionate outlook on life He was a major figure throughout the Scottish social and care system and was appointed chief social...

We talk of the future of Safeguarding Boards and what the new guidelines could mean following the Wood Review These new arrangements will affect so many people and now there is a defined consultation process it's important to consider the implications Nick Frost is Professor of Social Work childhood children and families at the School of...

This programme is about the image of social work and social care It describes an exiting new initiative in media training and has an interview with the founder of the Social Worker of the Year Awards Beverly Williams MBE Beverley had worked in the social housing sector for years when the age of forty...