BASW England welcomes the launch of a ‘rapid review’ into mental health inpatient care in England and urge that this does not become a missed opportunity to champion the provision of adequately funded, good quality, timely community care provision and to champion the rights of people in all care settings.
BASW England backs Adult Principal Social Worker Network's call for return of social work assessments on wards to support people to return home and improve quality of life
BASW England has responded to a consultation carried out by the Department for Education, which sought views on proposed quality standards for unregulated accommodation for children in care aged 16-17.