NHS Long Term Workforce Plan: what about social workers?
Following the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, industry leaders have criticised the omission of the social work profession. The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) England expressed disappointment regarding the exclusion, emphasising that social workers play a vital role in the healthcare system. Think Ahead, the fast-track training provider for mental health […]
by: Scarlette Isaac
Children in care sent to live over 300 miles away from family and friends
A recent Observer investigation revealed that children in care are being sent to live more than 300 miles away from their hometowns. Vulnerable children in London, for example, are being shipped off to homes more than 250 miles from the city in what is being dubbed a “national scandal”. Some of the residential homes were […]
by: Scarlette Isaac