The UK Parliament Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry into assisted dying and MPs are looking to hear what members of the public think.
The SWU Campaign Fund has hit the ground running in 2023 and any SWU member who would like to run their own campaign is encouraged to submit their idea for funding.
The UK already has the most restrictive anti-union laws in the Western world thanks to the changes implemented in the Trade Union Act 2016 and we are disgusted by this proposed new trade union legislation.
As part of BASW UK’s campaign against poverty, each fortnight we will shed light on a different aspect of social work practice and how poverty impacts on the lives of people who use social work services.
BASW welcomes the recognition of outstanding social care and social work in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list and congratulates all those who have represented social work, especially our members.
Student social workers in Scotland have been offered a meeting with the Minister for Higher Education as part of their campaign to secure bursaries for students on full-time placements.
In this exclusive Q&A for BASW, we asked BASW Professional Officer and the book's editor, Rebekah Pierre for an insight into the aims of the book and how anyone with care experience can contribute to it.