What's in a name? Some might say the leadership of the regulator taking over social work in England next year is the biggest issue at stake.

But the proposal to change the name of the Health Professions Council is already being hotly contested.

The government has said it should become the Health and Care Professions Council, to reflect its new remit when it takes over from the General Social Care Council.

This decision, outlined in the Health and Social Care Bill, has been rejected as "absurd" by BASW - the College of Social Work, led by Hilton Dawson (pictured).

Their preferred title? The Social Work and Health Professions Council. 

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2011/03/battle-begins-over-name-for-so.html