Coronavirus
The latest updates, news and guidance on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting on social work and social workers.
								
			
	
	
	
		Coronavirus, Social work leaders, Workforce
Social workers’ wellbeing at work lower than that of other professions in wake of Covid, finds research
			
	
	
	
		 
	
		
Government failure to consider risks of asymptomatic Covid spread in care homes was unlawful, rules court
			
	
	
	
		Coronavirus, Social work leaders, Workforce
Temporarily registered social workers urged to restore full registration to remain in practice
			
	
	
	
		Children, Coronavirus, Social work leaders
Relational practice helping keep numbers entering care below long-term average, claim councils
			
	
	
	
		Coronavirus, Social work leaders, Workforce
Omicron infections in wider workforce ‘adding pressure’ to ‘exhausted’ social workers
			
	
	
	
		Adults, Coronavirus, Workforce
‘Grim, difficult and relentless’: stark social care staffing pressures revealed in latest data
			
	
	
	
		Adults, Coronavirus, Workforce
Omicron: councils given discretion on spending £60m adult social care fund to ensure speedy use
			
	
	
	
		Adults, Coronavirus, Workforce
Mandatory vaccination enforced in care homes amid mounting staff gaps and job loss warnings
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