Last Autumn, together with Deborah Sturdy, Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, we restated the values that underpin social care - Reaffirming Our Values in Adult Social Care – Social care. Those values persist and remain fundamental. But in the …
About a year ago Martin Farran, formerly Corporate Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care at City of York Council, wrote a blog piece for DHSC’s Social Care News describing York’s journey to becoming an asset-based place. He spoke then of the …
Community Catalysts (CC) is a Community Interest Company working across the UK. The organisation works on the basis that not every established health and care service will be effective for all individuals. With this in mind, CC aims to find …
There are moments, quite frequently as it happens, when I am reminded just how visionary and forward thinking our profession can be. The government recently announced nearly £4.5 million funding for 23 so called social prescribing projects across England. As …
This week sees the launch of the final publications of the Named Social Worker programme, launched by the Department of Health and Social Care two years ago and involving nine local authorities from across England over its two phases. Next …
I am pleased to welcome Tommy Reay as my guest blogger this week. Tommy is a qualified and registered social worker with NHS Digital. Having worked in a wide range of front line settings, he is now part of NHS …
I’m delighted to welcome Mark Trewin as the latest guest blogger on my site. Mark is passionate about the role of social work in mental health services. He is currently seconded from Bradford Council to DHSC and NHSE as a …
It’s Carers Week and once again individuals, organisations and community networks are raising awareness of the amazing contribution unpaid and informal carers make to the lives of friends and loved ones right across the country. This year’s theme is all …
Qualified social workers, Liz Howard and Nimal Jude recently joined the Social Work England Implementation Project (sponsored by the Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care) to work on preparations for the official launch of the new …
Social workers make a unique contribution to making the world a better place, but doing so requires a range of knowledge and skills. But what specific knowledge and skills are needed when working with the increasing number of adults with …
I am very pleased to welcome to the blog my colleague and counterpart based at the Department for Education, the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families, Isabelle Trowler. Although based in separate departments we work together to make social …