The government needs to work more collaboratively, compassionately and transparently with Black and Ethnic Minority communities in order to recognise broken trust and structural inequalities
This latest report shows ongoing evidence of excessive use of prolonged and long-term seclusion, segregation, restraint and human rights violations and abuse, alongside examples of undignified and inhumane care, in hospital and care settings.
Maris Stratulis, National Director at BASW England, reflects on the incredible collective contribution of social workers in a year defined by the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement