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Unprecedented boost for clinical trials under 10 Year Health Plan

16-06-2025 17:46 via gov.uk

Millions will take part in clinical trials under the 10 Year Health Plan, which will speed up clinical research.

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National Social Work Agency to be created to promote profession in Scotland

16-06-2025 16:11

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.A National Social Work Agency will be created to promote the profession in Scotland, following the passage of the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill last week.
The agency will sit within the Scottish Government and support the work of the national chief social work adviser, which will also be created by the new law. This puts the existing chief social work adviser role – held by Iona Colvin s

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Local government pay: improved offer for staff in Scotland following strike ballots

16-06-2025 14:52

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Local government staff in Scotland have received an improved pay offer after unions balloted members on taking strike action over employers’ initial proposal.
Employers’ body COSLA’s revised offer is for a 4% increase for council staff in 2025-26, up from 3%, followed by a 3.5% rise for 2026-27.
It said its “much-improved” offer had exhausted “all availabl

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Podcast: Refugee Week special

16-06-2025 11:58

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.In the latest episode of The Social Work Community Podcast, recorded for Refugee Week (16-22 June 2025), I speak to specialist social workers Zahraa Adam and Aimee Hinton about their work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
Zahraa and Aimee have worked with unaccompanied children for 10 years and have a wealth of experience in this specialism. Both are national social work award winn

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Empowering parents with learning disabilities in the children’s social care system

16-06-2025 11:54

By Savannah Burney, Family Rights Group
Parents with learning difficulties or disabilities are disproportionately represented in child protection processes and are more likely than other parents to have their children permanently removed (Booth et al, 2005).
Recent research highlights the ongoing challenges these parents face, revealing that the family justice and child welfare system often fails to uphold their rights under disability, equality, and human rights laws (Ryan, 2025).
There is grow

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