United Kingdom News (including UK wide, England, NI and Wales - see separate thread for news from Scotland)

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England only: Social Work England is under independent review. Evidence is being sought from everyone. I strongly recommend every family who has experienced persecution by social workers gives evidence.
Evidence to provide is, for example, did they refer to NICE G206? Did they include you in a ‘person-centred’ assessment about the level of care your pwME needs to accommodate PEM, ie not a made up story to fit their own agenda? Did they assess your own need as a carer to remain in employment, education or training? Did they assess your own need to have contact with other family? Did they assess your own need to maintain a habitable home?

Independent review of social work regulation: call for evidence

We want to hear from social workers, training providers and people with experience of social work as part of the independent review of social work regulation.

www.gov.uk

The above link has been shared with me by Maeve's Mum.

It closes at 11.55 this Weds 26 Nov

 

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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer

observer.co.uk

Spoiler: AI Summary

The author, a doctor who treated Covid patients, denounces current attempts to downplay the government’s failures during the pandemic. She recalls how frontline staff sounded warnings weeks before the first lockdown, while leaders hesitated despite clear evidence from abroad and escalating hospital crises at home. Baroness Hallett’s inquiry rightly highlights that this delay cost thousands of lives. Scientific advisers also misjudged the situation, supporting a belief in behavioural fatigue and an assumption that mass infection was inevitable, which fed early talk of herd immunity. While difficult decisions were unavoidable, the government’s inertia contrasted starkly with the courage of NHS workers who faced extreme conditions with inadequate protection. Instead of addressing these failings, Boris Johnson now distracts and reframes the debate, showing little compassion for the huge loss of life. The author insists these deaths were real, preventable, and unforgettable for those who witnessed them.