Tag Archives | mental health

Pad of paper with 'staff shortages' written on it

Adults, Children, Workforce

Social worker shortages leaving mental health patients without safeguards, leaders warn

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Post-it note on a table with the word 'STRIKE' written on it

Workforce

Social workers to take six days of strike action

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Adults, Children

Government launches strategy to ‘rapidly reduce’ suicide rate that has remained stuck since 2018

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Adults, Workforce

Mental health social workers vote to strike over ‘chronic staffing issues’

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Supreme Court

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Legal analysis: the Supreme Court’s verdict on ordinary residence and mental health aftercare

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Adults, Workforce

Strike ballot opens for mental health social workers

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Metropolitan Police flashing blue lights image

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Police to stop attending mental health incidents unless there is significant safety risk or crime

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NHS document

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work bodies bemoan profession’s omission from NHS workforce plan

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Mental health practitioner and client

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

20% boost in NHS mental health social worker numbers

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strike ballot word or concept represented by wooden letter tiles on a wooden table with glasses and a book

Adults, Workforce

Mental health social workers consider striking over staffing levels

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Police car with flashing blue lights

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

AMHP leads sound alarm over Met Police withdrawal from mental health-related incidents

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Picture of a man reading his newspaper with the logo 'Social Work Recap' on top

Adults, Children, Workforce

How long waits for secure care are harming children already in crisis

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Mental health practitioner and client

Adults, Children, Workforce

‘Give AMHPs the therapeutic tools they need to underpin least restrictive practice’

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Unavailability of beds, doctors and transport increasing risks for those in crisis, warn AMHP heads

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Wooden hexagon with text EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS

Adults, Workforce

Do you struggle to work with adults with executive functioning issues?

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Maria Caulfield mental health minister

Adults, Children

Mental health patient safety review launched in wake of abuse reports

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