BASW: Social workers excluded from mental health workforce plans
Social workers have been excluded from the government’s plans to tackle the mental health workforce, BASW has warned.
The government’s plans to expand the mental health workforce by 21,000 new posts, fails to give attention to the contribution that social workers and other allied health professionals can bring.
BASW, UKCP, BACP, the BPS and the RCSLT have [...]
Government announces plans to expand mental health workforce
The mental health workforce is set to expand across the NHS following investment from government.
The health service will dramatically increase the number of trained nurses, therapists, psychiatrists, peer support workers and other mental health professionals to tackle the ‘burning injustice’ of mental illness and inadequate treatment.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt revealed government plans to expand the [...]
Half of social workers consider leaving profession after carrying out £600m of unpaid overtime
Social workers across the UK are carrying out more than £600m worth of unpaid overtime, a study has found.
The research, by Bath Spa University and supported by BASW and the Social Workers Union (SWU), found that 92% of the 100,000 registered social workers across the UK are working an average of 10 hours of unpaid [...]
