Social work news

• The Guardian view on social care: reformers must reclaim the initiative | Editorial

  03-12-2024 19:43
  
  Labour pledged ‘deep reform’ of this flawed and complex system. A royal commission could shape a consensusThe sooner the government brings forward social care proposals the better. The lack of further detail about a manifesto commitment to “deep reform” has been a disappointment of Labour’s first months in office. Assisted dying and palliative care are a largely separate issue, relating to the last six months of life rather than the long-term (and sometimes lifelong
  
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• Get up to speed with the law on adult safeguarding

  03-12-2024 14:19
  
  Social care practitioners can get up to speed with the law around adult safeguarding at Community Care’s next masterclass.
  Expert speakers will cover issues including the legal framework around adult safeguarding, its intersection with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA), the inherent jurisdiction and how to handle cases involving self-neglect or hoarding.
  Alongside this, delegates will also learn the key lessons for practice from the safeguarding adults reviews (SARs).
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• Call for evidence outcome: Improving integrated commissioning in health and social care

  03-12-2024 13:47 via gov.uk
  
  We want your views on changes to section 75 of the NHS Act 2006 to increase the use of pooled budgets to support the integration of health and care.
  
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• Case reviews ‘silent’ on racial bias in child protection decision making

  03-12-2024 13:26
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Reviews of serious cases are “silent” about the role of racial bias in child protection decision making, safeguarding experts have found.
  Case inquiries relating to black, Asian or mixed heritage children inconsistently featured the voice of the child and their recommendations failed to provide high-quality learning for practitioners on working with these groups of children.
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• Guidance: Restricting advertising of less healthy food or drink on TV and online: products in scope

  03-12-2024 12:59 via gov.uk
  
  Outlines the provisions of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 which will come into force on 1 October 2025.
  
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• Consultation outcome: Introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for less healthy food and drink: internet protocol television (IPTV)

  03-12-2024 12:59 via gov.uk
  
  Government is seeking views on the proposed exemption of Ofcom-regulated IPTV services from online advertising restrictions on less healthy food and drink.
  
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• Research: Evaluating the implementation of Right Care, Right Person

  03-12-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  A joint Home Office and DHSC report evaluating the implementation of the Right Care, Right Person approach, from a sample of police, fire, health and social care services in England.
  
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• How specialist refugee teams benefit young people and social workers

  03-12-2024 10:11
  
  Hampshire County Council’s two refugee teams were launched in February 2023 to meet the needs of an increasing number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum.
  While the local authority supported 106 unaccompanied children and young people in March 2022, as of November 2024, it supports 293 unaccompanied children and 306 unaccompanied care leavers.
  This has created increased need for foster carers, and also more opportunities for social workers to specialise.
  This is what drew Harriet, a s
  
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• What would you like to hear about from fellow social workers?

  03-12-2024 09:32
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Over the past year, we have focused on amplifying social workers’ voices, stories and perspectives on the site.Our Readers’ Take series has shared practitioners’ views on the key issues affecting the profession, while My Brilliant Colleague has allowed social workers to pay tribute to their co-workers.
  We’ve also published a number of first-person experience
  
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• Press release: Junk food ad ban legislation progresses to curb childhood obesity

  03-12-2024 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  Junk food ads to be banned from October 2025 with final details unveiled today.
  
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