SPIRIT in Care Supporting Personal needs, Identity, Relationships and Inner Topics that give meaning and purpose @olivialuijnenburg.bsky.social 's guide for use in care homes is now out 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spirit-...

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Olivia Luijnenburg's guide for use in care homes is now out

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Caroline Norrie introduces the latest paper from her gambling harms study - in Journal of Social Work Social Workers and Gambling Harms? Evaluating an Initiative in Three English Local Authorities www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-jou...

New journal article out! Implementing Gambling Harm Enquiry in Adult Social Care | King's College London

Evaluating a gambling harms initiative in 3 English local authorities

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"His experience and wisdom will be much missed in Parliament, the profession and the country" - David Jones, Chair of our network, remembers Lord Laming who died on 15 July 2026, at the age of 89. blogs.kcl.ac.uk/socialcarewo...

Home Care Research Forum in Sept ▶️Policy Drivers of Social Care Workforce Change. Shereen Hussein & Erika Kispeter ▶️Causes of Stress Anxiety + Burnout Among Home Care Workers. Sailus Maphosa ▶️Care Coordination for Older people in England. Fungai Danha www.kcl.ac.uk/events/home-...

Home Care Research Forum September 2026 | King's College London

Shereen Hussein and Erika Kispeter, LSHTM; Sailus Maphosa and Fungai Danha, Pristine Health Solutions

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Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care www.gov.uk/government/n...

Ministerial Appointments: July 2026

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.

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Last week we welcomed senior stakeholders including from @socialworkengland.bsky.social, Skills for Care, and DHSC and MHCLG, to further the focus on strengthening social work’s contribution to addressing homelessness, rough sleeping, and multiple disadvantage 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/expandi...

Expanding the role of social work in addressing homelessness and multiple disadvantage | King's College London

National roundtable at King’s College London

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Unit researchers in Norway collaboration @lizzysuch.bsky.social, @annetteboaz.bsky.social and colleagues are examining the use of AI in justice and public health policy making 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/in-norway

Unit researchers in Norway collaboration | King's College London

Liz Such, Annette Boaz and colleagues are examining the use of AI in justice and public health policy making

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NEW 'A Systematically Conducted Scoping Review to Understand the Nature and Characteristics of Formal Volunteer Involvement in Adult Social Care in the United Kingdom' - Monica Leverton and colleagues. Project page: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/vasc Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...

Meaningful volunteer involvement in adult social care (ASC): Perspectives from diverse ASC providers, key informants, and evaluation of the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders scheme | King's College Lo...

Evaluating volunteering in adult social care (ASC) within the ‘NHS and Care Volunteer Responders’ scheme

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Unit Director Annette Boaz speaks at King's Health Partners event NHS 10 Year Plan: What is needed to deliver a sustainable workforce? kcl.ac.uk/news/unit-di...

Unit Director Annette Boaz speaks at King's Health Partners event | King's College London

NHS 10 Year Plan: What is needed to deliver a sustainable workforce?

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"Baroness Casey warns social care reform will fail without public consent" - Casey Commission. Speech given earlier this week at Local Government Association Conference is available on the Casey Commission website: caseycommission.co.uk/2026/07/baro...

Why are people leaving social care jobs, and what could help them stay? @wenjingzhang.bsky.social @a-mtowers.bsky.social Bo Hu & @annetteboaz.bsky.social discuss findings from the Leavers Study 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/why-are...

Why are people leaving social care jobs, and what could help them stay? | King's College London

Wenjing Zhang and colleagues discuss findings from the Leavers Study

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At the Health Services Research UK Conference 2026 Unit researchers discussed our work in Manchester this week #HSRUK26 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/at-the-...

At the Health Services Research UK Conference 2026 | King's College London

Unit researchers discussed our work in Manchester this week

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"Update on the National Adult Safeguarding Board" - Sarah McClinton socialworkwithadults.blog.gov.uk/2026/06/25/u...

Update on the National Adult Safeguarding Board

On the 16 July I chaired the first National Adults Safeguarding Board, created in direct response to Baroness Casey's safeguarding recommendations set out in her letter to the then Secretary of Health...

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Jess Harris, Kalpa Kharicha, Annette Boaz, Kritika Samsi at the Health Services Research UK Conference 2026 in Manchester today #HSRUK26

"Rough sleeping no longer a crime as Vagrancy Act repealed" - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Alison McGovern MP and The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP www.gov.uk/government/n...

Rough sleeping no longer a crime as Vagrancy Act repealed

The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging.

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Evidence and practice in child and family social work at the DARE conference Mary Baginsky and Nicole Steils were in Zurich www.kcl.ac.uk/news/at-the-...

Evidence and practice in child and family social work at the DARE conference | King's College London

Mary Baginsky and Nicole Steils were in Zurich

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NEW REPORT “Residential family assessment centres in England: assessment, support and decision-making in child protection and family justice” Mary Baginsky and Rick Hood News & report👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/residen...

Residential family assessment centres double in number despite limited evidence base | King's College London

New study raises questions about the development of a key part of the child protection system

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NEW ‘Care Is More than Just Care’ – Conceptualising Elements of Promising Practices to Support Ancillary Workers in Care Homes Kritika Samsi Olivia Luijnenburg Caroline Norrie Stephen Martineau Ian Kessler Jill Manthorpe journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/10....

‘Care Is More than Just Care’ – Conceptualising Elements of Promising Practices to Support Ancillary Workers in Care Homes | Journal of Long-Term Care

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It's really striking some of the changes in the NHS workforce in recent years. Overall staffing growth has slowed down a lot. Doctor and nurse numbers still rising, but other groups are seeing slow downs or even falls

Max Warner@maxwarner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This trend is in line with the last few years: there are now 20% more doctors in NHS trusts than in 2022, but just 4% more support staff and 9% more estates, admin and management staff. Is this a deliberate policy choice? Or cash-strapped trusts cutting back on recruitment? (5/7)

Thanks to Richard Lowrie (University of Edinburgh) for speaking at the Homelessness series this morning. 130 people attended. Slides: 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/joint...

Joint NHS & third sector outreach: reducing homeless overdoses/drug deaths | King's College London

Richard Lowrie, University of Edinburgh

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AGNI – resources page, podcast and shedinar video I have started a resources page on the AGNI case, and will start to populate it as more guidance and the like emerges.  The page includes links to a shedinar video that I have recorded about deprivation of liberty after the case, and also a podcast…

AGNI – resources page, podcast and shedinar video

I have started a resources page on the AGNI case, and will start to populate it as more guidance and the like emerges.  The page includes links to a shedinar video that I have recorded about deprivation of liberty after the case, and also a podcast recorded with Community Care, which talks more broadly about the case.

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A new location for the Day Centres Resources Hub: day-centre-resouces-hub.org.uk Has this & our other day centres work been useful for you? (see highlights www.kcl.ac/uk/research/... & kclpure.ac.uk/portal/en/pe...). How? Please let me know katharine.orellana@kcl.ac.uk

Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit@hscwru.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Day Centre Resources Hub has moved The practical tool for day centres and their professional stakeholders has a new website 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/day-cen...

The ‘unassuming’ social worker who helped shape the profession Event set to mark the life and work of Keith Bilton, one of BASW’s founding members Obituary - Professional Social Work #swhn basw.co.uk/about-social...

The ‘unassuming’ social worker who helped shape the profession

Event set to mark the life and work of Keith Bilton, one of BASW’s founding members

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Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West In A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998…...

Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West

In A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 UKSC 16, a seven member Panel of the Supreme Court has unanimously overruled the 2014 majority decision in Cheshire West.   The judgment is long and detailed.  A summary by the Supreme Court can be found…

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The Mental Health Act Code of Practice: a product of evolution, not revolution 18 June 2026 14:00 to 16:00 hybrid #swhn Sarah Vicary - Kev Stone - Tim Spencer-Lane www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-m...

The Mental Health Act Code of Practice: a product of evolution, not revolution | King's College London

Sarah Vicary; Kev Stone; Tim Spencer-Lane

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'A focus on dementia' As part of #DementiaActionWeek Unit researchers Olivia Luijnenburg, Fauzia Knight and Kritika Samsi highlight some of our ongoing work in dementia care research in different settings and topic areas 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/a-focus...

A focus on dementia | King's College London

As part of Dementia Action Week we highlight ongoing research at the Unit

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Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum Wed 1 July 2026 14:00 to 16:00 online 👉Tamara Backhouse: OPTIMISED DEMCARE training intervention 👉Cat Forward: OPINIONS (Optimising foot care interventions for older adults in care homes) All welcome! #mbchf www.kcl.ac.uk/events/marga...

Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum July 2026 | King's College London

Optimising foot care interventions. OPTIMISED DEMCARE training.

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The Mental Health Act Code of Practice: a product of evolution, not revolution 18 June 2026 14:00 to 16:00 hybrid #swhn Sarah Vicary - Kev Stone - Tim Spencer-Lane www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-m...

The Mental Health Act Code of Practice: a product of evolution, not revolution | King's College London

Sarah Vicary; Kev Stone; Tim Spencer-Lane

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The Day Centre Resources Hub has moved The practical tool for day centres and their professional stakeholders has a new website 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/day-cen...

The Day Centre Resources Hub has moved | King's College London

The practical tool for day centres and their professional stakeholders has a new website

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A great resource here for anyone interested in Day Centres. Thanks to Katharine Orellana 👇🏻

Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit@hscwru.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Day Centre Resources Hub has moved The practical tool for day centres and their professional stakeholders has a new website 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/day-cen...