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BASW England is consulting with members on the proposals within the Health and Care Bill and the implications for social work.

We are using our voice and influence to highlight why the cut would be detrimental to children, families and people across the country.

Report adds further urgency to calls for reform of social care.

All UK social workers are invited to attend and talk directly to SWU about any workplace issues they are experiencing. This session is free to attend and the webinar is set up so that questions can be asked anonymously.

Global leaders must recognise and invest in the importance of frontline health and care professionals to both combat the pandemic and build fairer, safer societies post-pandemic.

Last month BASW England surveyed its members on the key questions taken from the government’s public survey, with a focus on those that were of most relevance to social workers

BASW England is calling for reform to social care that goes beyond addressing the injustices of social care funding.

BASW England is concerned about reports of some service users who have decided not to use local services because they cannot afford to pay

BASW also submitted an accompanying letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, highlighting issues that we feel are fundamental to improving the operation of the MHA, but which BASW felt were not adequately addressed in the consultation itself.

The scheme pauses interest and debt charges while a person is receiving mental health treatment.