Definition and determination of “Best Interest” is one of the most fundamental and controversial concept in social work and social care, and yesterday’s debate was focused on determination of “Best Interest……
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were inserted in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 through the Mental Health Act 2007, and came into force in April 2009. They were the government’s…
The principle of the best interests of the child has been hailed by many as one of the most important provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…
I have selected two examples from experience relating to ‘best interest’. They are perhaps at the more extreme end of the spectrum, but shining a spotlight on the far points…
The last year has seen some major changes in partnerships between health and social care. At one end of the spectrum social service departments are pulling out of agreements with…
The Western health care system is broken. The ways in which it is broken and the degree to which it is broken vary from country to country (and within countries),…
Oh the horror….the horror….I only have to hear the merest muted whisper of the word ‘integration’ and the toe-curling, seat-wriggling, cold-sweat-inducing memory just bursts back in all its shameful splendour….
Welcome to the first of our weekly debates for 2012. It was excellent to see the rapidly growing number and range of our participants and we would like to Thank…
Wishing Everyone the Very Best of the Festive Season… We Thank You for your support and look forward to seeing you in the New Year in our debates… We started…
Part of my job includes representing BASW at recruitment job fairs such as Compass and Community Care Live. One of the saddest things I have come across in the last…
