Why are social workers excluded from new bill to protect emergency staff?
Ruth Allen
The profession works in risky, sometimes dangerous situations yet is treated differently to other emergency service colleagues
May 2018
Broad horizons: Europe's social care leaders to share good practice and challenges
Strictly inclusive: how disabled people are taking up dance - in pictures
June 2017
Leadership, learning and development in social care
Co-operatives are the way to more efficient and compassionate social care
Ed Mayo
New alliance gives social work opportunity to take control of its future
Terry Bamford
May 2017
Buurtzorg: the Dutch model of neighbourhood care that is going global
Innovative nursing model cuts bureaucracy and gives nurses more freedom and time with clients
April 2017
Careers in public services
Welsh social workers 'need proper support network'
Managers need to take a new approach to supervision for Wales to keep reputation as good place to work, Guardian event told
February 2017
Leadership, learning and development in social care
Brexit threatens social care jobs and funding
Alfonso Montero
Leaving the EU could make social care recruitment harder, working conditions worse and funding sparser – services for vulnerable people will suffer most
November 2016
National Children and Adult Services Conference
Social care co-ops draw on first-hand experience
Care recipients and their families should be allowed to ‘lead the care sector’
July 2016
Social care in Wales: 'Brexit poses risks to staffing and services'
Neil Ayling, president of the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru, on the impact of the EU referendum, recruitment issues and his priorities for the sector
April 2016
Brexit would be bad for the NHS and social care
Paul Burstow
Leaving the EU would have a huge impact on the UK economy, foreign health and care staff and drug research
March 2016
Is the social work bursary at risk – and what would happen if it's axed?
Speculation is growing that bursaries for student social workers could be abolished
January 2016
Careers in public services
Welsh social workers warned about impact of impending cuts
Guardian event hears that social workers in Wales are happier in their jobs than those in the rest of the UK, but looming changes could affect the profession
December 2015
Leadership, learning and development in social care
Local authorities must invest in their care workers
Demand for highly qualified staff is rising but more needs to be done to develop and support those workers with less experience
May 2015
Social life blog
From basket weaving to job centres: the changing nature of occupational therapy
As a trainee occupational therapist, I have to be open to working in newer areas of practice as traditional posts are likely to be cut
March 2015
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Community nursing in rural Wales: ‘4x4s are a necessity, not a luxury’
Nutrition care in the community means patients can stay in their own homes
January 2015
Care homes in Wales lambasted, but what about those in England?
Robert Rose
A review by the older people’s commissioner for Wales found that too many care home residents have an unacceptable quality of life
August 2014
The CQC loophole leaves thousands reliant on unchecked care services
David Brindle
An anomaly in registration means some agencies supplying live-in care workers are not regulated, says David Brindle
July 2014
Rebuilding care services: could social co-operatives be the answer?
Pat Conaty
A democratic ownership model could help improve public trust in social care, says Pat Conaty
January 2014
Leadership, learning and development in social care
How to fix the problem of work placements for social work students
We should learn from Wales, where local authorities are the ones responsible for finding placements
