Coronavirus

The latest updates, news and guidance on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting on social work and social workers.
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Coronavirus, Workforce

Covid-19 deaths among social care staff far outstripping those in healthcare

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Children, Coronavirus

Coronavirus guidance update stresses duties to children but bid to scrap relaxation of law intensifies

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Coronavirus, Workforce

Working through the coronavirus pandemic: how is it affecting you and how are you coping?

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Adults, Coronavirus

Council faces legal challenge for suspending Care Act duties

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Coronavirus, Workforce

The latest on access to Covid-19 tests for social workers

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Children, Coronavirus

Pandemic ‘amplifying’ unrecognised needs of kinship carers, putting placements at risk, charity warns

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Adults, Children, Coronavirus

Social workers and social care practitioners: tell us about Covid-19’s impact on your work life

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Adults, Coronavirus

How social workers can support people facing inconceivable grief in the pandemic

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Adults, Coronavirus

Eight councils have triggered Care Act duty moratorium in month since emergency law came into force

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Coronavirus, Workforce

Social work diary: ‘I miss the non-verbal cues, the looks and eye contact’

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Coronavirus, Workforce

Coronavirus testing extended to social workers without symptoms of disease

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Children, Coronavirus

We need answers on the government’s weakening of safeguards for children in care

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Adults, Coronavirus

Over 4,000 care home deaths from Covid-19 in past two weeks, CQC figures show

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Coronavirus, Workforce

Families of social workers who die from coronavirus in course of duty to receive £60,000

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Children, Coronavirus

Charity blasts legislation relaxing duties to children in care under Covid-19 as ‘destroying safeguards’

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Coronavirus, Workforce

‘Big-hearted’ social worker dies from suspected Covid-19

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