Social work needs to be recognised in Streeting’s NHS maternity services investigation BASW Chair, Julia Ross, urges Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to not overlook the vital role social workers play in working with families Blog 27 Jun 2025
Upholding rights, ethics and social justice - post local election leadership changes Impact of political leadership changes at local level Blog 26 Jun 2025
BASW celebrates recognition of social work in King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 The awards mark the extraordinary contributions and service of people across the UK News 23 Jun 2025
Assisted Dying Bill moves to House of Lords MPs vote in favour of progressing assisted dying legislation News 23 Jun 2025
BASW statement on National Inquiry into grooming gangs The Home Secretary has announced a national inquiry for England and Wales. News 19 Jun 2025
Spending Review – what was (and wasn’t) announced? The UK Government’s long awaited Spending Review was delivered by the Chancellor on Wednesday. News 13 Jun 2025
BASW Conference 2025 – Shaping our Future It’s always special when our social work community comes together. News 13 Jun 2025
Winners of the BASW Social Work Journalism Awards 2025 BASW announces the winners of our annual UK-wide awards to recognise high quality journalism featuring social work. News 11 Jun 2025
BASW and Social Workers Union launch a major campaign to tackle poor working conditions in the profession. New wellbeing toolkit launched as part of a campaign to improve working conditions for social workers. News 9 Jun 2025