London Social Work for Children

1 year ago

External news

Investigation reveals 170 delayed children’s services complaints in Kent

A Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman LGSCO investigation has uncovered a backlog of unanswered children's services and education complaints in Kent The Ombudsman was asked to investigate after Kent County Council failed to respond to a mother's complaint that her son had not been provided with speech and language therapy as set out...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/13/investigation-reveals-170-delayed-childrens-services-complaints-in-kent/

1 year ago

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Government slammed for rejecting Child Maintenance Service reform advice

A committee of MPs has criticised the government for rejecting most of its recommendations for reform of the embattled Child Maintenance Service CMS The CMS was launched in to help secure payments from absent parents -- mostly fathers -- towards raising their children but has faced criticism both for placing too many financial demands...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/11/government-slammed-for-rejecting-child-maintenance-service-reform-advice/

1 year ago

External news

Ofsted launches consultation for inspecting supported accommodation

We are seeking views on proposals for how we will inspect supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged to...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ofsted-launches-consultation-for-inspecting-supported-accommodation

1 year ago

External news

Child victims of exploitation left ‘invisible’ during school holidays

Social Work Recap is a weekly series where we present key news events conversations tweets and campaigns around social work from the preceding week From a report warning of inadequate risk assessments increasing the vulnerability to domestic abuse by people...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/07/07/child-exploitation-invisible-during-school-holidays/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=child-exploitation-invisible-during-school-holidays

1 year ago

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NHS to offer lifechanging drug to premature babies

For the first time babies that are born too early in England can be offered a revolutionary drug that helps prevent them from going blind This week the NHS announced that injections of a drug called ranibizumab can help to stop premature babies from losing their sight The disease known as retinopathy of prematurity ROP...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/06/nhs-to-offer-lifechanging-drug-to-premature-babies/

1 year ago

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Sindi Mvubu– 2019 Frontline programme fellow

Sindi Mvubu was part of the Frontline programme in and currently works in a court team specialising in court proceedings Sindi embarked on the Frontline programme as a mother and career changer She is a proactive and pragmatic leader evident through her ability to apply skills from her counselling background within her social work practice...

https://thefrontline.org.uk/sindi-2019-frontline-programme-fellow/

1 year ago

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Sharon Shoesmith: how social workers can get their professional pride back

Community Care's Choose Social Work campaign aims to counteract the negative media coverage of the profession and show the brilliant work social workers do every day Read about why we're launching this campaign and the five steps you can take...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/07/05/sharon-shoesmith-how-social-workers-can-get-their-professional-pride-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sharon-shoesmith-how-social-workers-can-get-their-professional-pride-back

1 year ago

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‘Substituted parenting’ risk used to justify removing children without evidence base, finds study

By Mithran Samuel and Clare Jerrom Councils are justifying removing children from parents with learning disabilities using a concept that lacks evidence risking discrimination research has found The term 'substituted parenting' has become a negative shorthand based on unevidenced theoretical...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/07/03/substituted-parenting-risk-used-to-justify-removing-children-without-evidence-base-finds-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=substituted-parenting-risk-used-to-justify-removing-children-without-evidence-base-finds-study

1 year ago

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Children’s health hangs in the balance due to hospital backlogs

Canada-based children's hospitals wait list has hit the highest it's ever been forcing infants to go without appropriate healthcare treatment New research which was published on the last day of June highlighted that two-thirds of paediatric patients in need of surgery at two of Ontario's largest children's hospitals are being forced to wait beyond the...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/03/childrens-health-hangs-in-the-balance-due-to-hospital-backlogs/

1 year ago

External news

Lack of social care workforce plan ‘a missed opportunity’

By Clare Jerrom and Mithran Samuel Social Work Recap is a weekly series where we present key news events conversations tweets and campaigns around social work from the preceding week From criticism of the lack of a social care workforce...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/06/30/lack-of-social-care-workforce-plan-a-missed-opportunity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lack-of-social-care-workforce-plan-a-missed-opportunity

Social work news

Investigation reveals 170 delayed children’s services complaints in Kent

Government slammed for rejecting Child Maintenance Service reform advice

Ofsted launches consultation for inspecting supported accommodation

Child victims of exploitation left ‘invisible’ during school holidays

NHS to offer lifechanging drug to premature babies

Sindi Mvubu– 2019 Frontline programme fellow

Sharon Shoesmith: how social workers can get their professional pride back

‘Substituted parenting’ risk used to justify removing children without evidence base, finds study

Children’s health hangs in the balance due to hospital backlogs

Lack of social care workforce plan ‘a missed opportunity’