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Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...working in health and social care (General Medical Council, 2014; General Dental Council, 2015). According to a junior doctor in training who was concerned about the conduct of a senior colleague: [The text reads: ‘… there was an incident which I was very unhappy about with a senior doctor when I was in training. And at the time I wanted to tell someone. And I...
How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?

...social-care-social-work/the-effects-self-isolation-and-lack-physical-activity-on-carers This work was undertaken by The National Guideline Alliance which received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of NICE. Authors: Phil Taverner, Mary Larkin, Jitka...
Supporting parents through pregnancy and birth distress
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting parents through pregnancy and birth distress

...Social Work and Early years across two universities, including: Megan Harrison: Mother of 3 with lived experience of postnatal depression, 7 years on I am still recovering with the help of family and professional services. Finding the light. References Biggs, L. J., Jephcott, B., Vanderwiel, K., Melgaard, I., Bott, S., Paderes, M., Borninkhof, J. & Birks, M. (2023)...
Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...Social work qualifications. Transcript Child criminal exploitation takes a variety of forms and there is confusion about what it encompasses – for instance, does it include children as well as young people? In short, it does, because in law children are defined as all those under 18 years of age. The concern about child criminal exploitation relates to those children...
Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...Social Work picked through the results: Impact on take-up of free school meals Most pupils in the universal pilot areas took up the offer of free school meals. Around nine in 10 primary school pupils were taking at least one school meal per week by the end of the pilot compared with around six in 10 similar pupils in matched comparison areas. The extended entitlement...
Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022

...work by women has been socially constructed with a long history of discrimination and occupational segregation. Susan Stewart, Director, OU Scotland: [Susan Stewart, Director, OU Scotland] “The Open University was founded on strong social justice principles and we champion equity through all aspects of our work. “That’s why I’m particularly proud of this work...
FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland

...Social Work regulators) expect registrants to understand the legal, ethical, safeguarding, and health implications of FGM and to deliver person-centred, trauma-informed, sensitive, non-discriminatory care. While FGM training is mandatory for some professional groups in NI (midwives, gynaecologists, obstetricians, social workers) it is not mandatory for NI nurses, beyond...
How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?
Education & Development

How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?

...Social Work, 15(1). Mason, D. (1982) ‘After Scarman: A note on the concept of “institutional racism”’, New Community, 10(1), pp. 38–45. Miles, R. (1989) Racism. London: Routledge. Peeples, L. (2020) ‘What the data says about police brutality and racial bias-and which reforms might work’, Nature, 583, pp. 22–24. Phillips, C. (2011) ‘Institutional racism...