Celebrate World Social Work Day with Lyn Romeo
New Year Honour nominations aren’t the only way to celebrate the best the social work – and social care – profession has to offer. There is the Social Worker of the Year Awards of course but there’s also World Social …
New Year Honours 2017 – we are spoilt for choice in the health and care sector
Diversity may not be the first thing people think of when discussion turns to the Queen’s New Year Honours list, but in recent years the roll call of the great and the good has seen increasing representation for men and …
Everyone should have friends and support - social care has a role in tackling isolation
Too many people are lonely. And isolation is very bad for our health and wellbeing. That's according to experts and academics. With the recent John Lewis 'man on the moon' advert, we have also seen the issue achieving ‘cut through’ …
Stop managing online content - start curating knowledge instead
When it comes to searching the web for social care and health information, Jim Thomas, Skills for Care's Programme Head for Workforce Innovation, always find plenty. But how do we know what we're looking at is the most relevant? How …
A year of raising standards and opportunities - Chief Social Worker for Adults publishes interim report
An interim report from Lyn Romeo, the Chief Social Worker for Adults has now been published. It summarises efforts in the last year to raise the quality of social work education, training and practice, including new knowledge and skills statements for social …
Young people meet and beat the Takeover Challenge
On Tuesday 1st December 2015, I attended the Children’s Health and Wellbeing Partnership’s Takeover Challenge at the Department of Health. It was my second Takeover Challenge, supported by the Young People’s Health Partnership and the National Children’s Bureau, and follows …
Takeovers and takeaways - listening to the voice of young people
The Children's Commissioner's Takeover Challenge has been a timely reminder of the merits of inviting children and young people to participate in and challenge decisions about their care and the way services are designed around them. It was recently the …
Social Care Commitment Week 2015 gets underway
This week (7 - 13 December) is Social Care Commitment Week 2015, marking two years since the first social care employers and employees made their commitments to delivering high quality, compassionate care. To celebrate the success of the commitment, Skills …
Concordat demonstrates unity of purpose
Sometimes, the power of an idea transcends the barriers to its realisation. The second Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat summit, held last week at the Oval in south London, was a time for the great and the good of mental …
One night to celebrate 365 days of great social work
Even the most dedicated and upbeat of social workers must feel frustrated at times by the attention given to negative stories involving social work. So often it’s the problems that get top billing, not the individuals working hard to resolve …