Social work news

• Social worker registration fees to rise from £80 to £120 in Scotland by 2029

  05-03-2025 19:50
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Social worker registration fees will rise from £80 to £120 per year in Scotland by 2029, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has decided.
  Payments will rise by £8 per year from 2025-26 until the end of the decade, after the SSSC’s governing council decided to implement proposals put out for consultation last year.
  The rise for social workers would be the first
  
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• Social worker registration fees in Scotland to rise by 50% over next 5 years despite opposition

  05-03-2025 19:50
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Social worker registration fees will rise from £80 to £120 per year in Scotland by 2029, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has decided.
  Payments will rise by £8 per year from 2025-26 until the end of the decade, after the SSSC’s governing council decided to implement proposals put out for consultation last year.
  The rise for social workers would be the first
  
  Read more

• Social worker registration fees in Scotland to rise by 50% over 5 years despite opposition

  05-03-2025 19:50
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Social worker registration fees will rise from £80 to £120 per year in Scotland by 2029, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has decided.
  Payments will rise by £8 per year from 2025-26 until the end of the decade, after the SSSC’s governing council decided to implement proposals put out for consultation last year.
  The rise for social workers would be the first
  
  Read more

• Transparency data: Qualifications attracting the high value courses premium

  05-03-2025 19:08 via gov.uk
  
  Lists the qualifications that attract the high value courses premium in the 16 to 19 funding formula.
  
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• 7.7% boost to care home nursing fee welcome, but pressure on sector ‘relentless’, says provider body

  05-03-2025 15:32
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.NHS fees for care homes to fund nursing services will rise by 7.7% in 2025-26, the government has announced.
  The increase in NHS-funded nursing care (FNC) will benefit more than 75,000 care home residents in England, said the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
  FNC is designed to fund services provided to care home residents by a registered nurse involving either the provision of ca
  
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• Policy paper: Government response to the Women and Equalities Committee report on women’s reproductive health conditions

  05-03-2025 10:55 via gov.uk
  
  The government's response to recommendations made by the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee's inquiry into women’s reproductive health conditions.
  
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• ‘Her empathetic leadership made me feel valued and motivated’

  05-03-2025 09:27
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.
  Our My Brilliant Colleague series invites you to celebrate anyone who has inspired you in your career.
  In this entry, Jane Mathew-Byrne celebrates Farrukh Akhtar, who was the head of the social work course where she used to work as a senior lecturer.
  She describes Farrukh as a leader and mentor who understood “the emotional and professional toll of the pandemic” and was able to
  
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