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 …
Remembrance and support for veterans past and present
At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), The Mental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Clinical Academic Group (MHOAD, CAG) have developed some unique ways to involve their service users and carers in the development and oversight of …
Mental health crisis care concordat summit today
Today, representatives from the health and care sector, the police, the charity and voluntary sector, and government are gathering at the Oval in Vauxhall, South London to discuss, debate and celebrate the work of the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat. …
VCSE sector can foster resilience and inclusivity in our communities
Late last year, the Department of Health, NHS England and Public Health England commissioned a review of the role of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sectors in delivering health and care. The review has an advisory group made …
Helping people with dementia live full lives at home
A new report serves as a call to action to help people with dementia live well at home for longer. 'Dementia and homecare: driving quality and innovation', part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, presents a series of innovative …