BASWTumblr (3.0; @basw)http://news.basw.co.uk/Strategic approach needed to TravellersA strategic plan should be developed for addressing the health needs of travellers in both Northern...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1075374199http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1075374199Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:34:45 +0100Consultation events for NI social work strategySocial workers are being asked to attend consultation events to consider the merits of the 10 Year...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1075315634http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1075315634Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:17:10 +0100Fears over cap on overseas social work recruitmentSocial work and service users in the UK have benefited significantly from immigration, BASW has told...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1074869815http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1074869815Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:58:43 +0100BASW teams up with new ITV breakfast show BASW is teaming up with ITV’s new flagship breakfast programme, Daybreak, which launched today, to...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1074323999http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1074323999Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:56:00 +0100'Grand coalition' needed to raise Scottish care standardsAll Scottish political parties should put aside their differences and form a ‘grand coalition’ to...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1058593507http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1058593507Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:21:32 +0100BASW's concern at social work regulation plansBASW has voiced concerns that the government is pressing ahead with its plans to transfer the...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1058033666http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1058033666Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:32:00 +0100BASW presses local authority chiefs to spare social work from spending cuts BASW has this week written to every local authority in England urging council leaders to spare...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1057895836http://news.basw.co.uk/post/1057895836Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:32:00 +0100BASW says proposed end of life law lacks safeguardsBASW Scotland has raised concerns that proposed legislation that would allow people to request an...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/997298408http://news.basw.co.uk/post/997298408Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:41:40 +0100Introduction to Advocacy courseBASW members can receive a 10% discount on an Introduction to Advocacy training day being hosted by...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/972403436http://news.basw.co.uk/post/972403436Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:26:00 +0100College of Social Work consultation events during September The College Development Group, of which BASW is an active member, is holding a series of...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/971504996http://news.basw.co.uk/post/971504996Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:27:00 +0100Share your views on the impact of overseas social workersBASW has been asked to submit a report to a Home Affairs Select Committee consultation process that...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/971383450http://news.basw.co.uk/post/971383450Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:41:00 +0100Social workers embrace digital technologySocial workers are increasingly embracing digital technology to find families for children,...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/963017829http://news.basw.co.uk/post/963017829Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:21:04 +0100Social worker removed from register after paying for sexA social worker has been removed from the social care register for paying for the services of a sex...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/962964029http://news.basw.co.uk/post/962964029Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:05:23 +0100Caseload pressures on social workers revealedFour in 10 social workers feel they have an unmanageable caseload, according to research by...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/952823811http://news.basw.co.uk/post/952823811Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:05:00 +0100Social workers urged to define doctors’ role in child protectionThe General Medical Council is calling on social workers and other professionals for evidence about...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/926592072http://news.basw.co.uk/post/926592072Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:43:33 +0100Care system struggles as numbers of vulnerable children riseThe care system is under extreme pressure and is struggling to cope with the numbers of children...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/912206094http://news.basw.co.uk/post/912206094Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:44:00 +0100BASW condemns "scandal" of unsupported child protection workersBASW has today slammed the current situation in child protection as a national scandal in the...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/892783411http://news.basw.co.uk/post/892783411Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:06:00 +0100Early intervention commission announced by governmentThe government has announced an independent commission into early intervention to ensure that...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/879657657http://news.basw.co.uk/post/879657657Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:19:00 +0100Government calls time on the ASBOHome secretary Theresa May has launched a review of anti-social behavior powers available to the...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/874768903http://news.basw.co.uk/post/874768903Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:50:00 +0100Scottish regulator unmoved by abolition of GSCCThe Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has said it will be business as usual for regulation in...http://news.basw.co.uk/post/874767155http://news.basw.co.uk/post/874767155Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:49:29 +0100