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Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has issued revised guidance to the Government that all people on the learning disability register should now be prioritised for a COVID vaccination. This will mean an extra 150,000 will be eligible to receive the vaccination immediately.

BASW continues to campaign for safe access to care homes for social workers and families.

​​​​​​​The Government needs to change vaccine prioritisation to prevent further deaths.

Kerri Prince, Public and Political Affairs Lead for BASW UK, provides members with an update from Westminster

In response to the new rules, BASW UK Chief Executive Ruth Allen wrote to the Home Office raising concerns that this will demonise those people who need support.

The proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act aim to provide greater choice and autonomy for patients in a mental health crisis

Deaf awareness training is not mandatory in social work practice - which begs the question, how can we inspire change if we are not listening?

Government needs to recognise a range of different needs, not just clinical ones

BASW has been concerned that private companies would be carrying out interviews with those who were seeking asylum and were or claimed to be under 18, without appropriate expertise or staff.

There are calls from across Parliament to recognise that people living in care and health settings need to see their loved ones through family member and social worker visits.