"Histories of Compliance and Resistance: Social Workers and Immigration across Europe and USA" Monday 20 April 2026. Online. All welcome. A joint webinar from the Social Welfare History Group (USA) and the Social Work History Network (UK).
On Monday!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/histo...
NEW
Michela Tinelli et al
'Unveiling the Economic Implications of Gaps in Responses to Self-Neglect: Case Studies From Multiple Exclusion Homelessness and From Hoarding Behaviour Amongst Older Individuals'
Health & Social Care in the Community. doi.org/10.1155/hsc/...
NEW
"Like Bits in a Jigsaw: Exploring Ancillary Staff Interactions With Care Home Residents"
International Journal of Older People Nursing
- Kritika Samsi & colleagues
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Coming up on 29 April - Kalpa Kharicha will be discussing:
"International Recruitment in Adult Social Care: Consequences and unintended consequences of immigration policy" online.
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/socia...
"Assessing health inequalities for adults experiencing homelessness"
Many thanks to Becci Lace and Dr Ben Hughes at this morning's session in the Unit's Homelessness series
Slides & associated articles:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/asses...
Social Care Capacity Building Awardees Celebrate Achievements
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/social-...
NEW
Dr Kritika Samsi and colleagues:
"Men's Sheds, Befriending Services, Lunch Clubs And Homecare Agencies As Early Detectors"
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/mens-sh...
🚀 Launch meeting of the new London Peer Network for Homelessness Social Workers took place at the Unit today:
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/launche...
NEW:
Evaluation of the International Recruitment Fund for adult social care for 2024-25
Findings from phase 3 evaluation by Kalpa Kharicha and @carlpurcell.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/evaluat...
At the Home Care Research Forum in May:
Gender- and Race-Blind Policy Design in Home Care: Implications for Workforce Inequality and Labour Hierarchies
Resources for Homecare Workers supporting continence care of people with dementia (DemCon 2)
All welcome
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/home-...
@spillersk.bsky.social talks about research practice partnerships as the way forward for research in social care @hscwru.bsky.social 😊
"Histories of Compliance and Resistance: Social Workers and Immigration across Europe and USA"
Monday 20 April 2026. Online. All welcome. Now booking.
An international joint webinar from the Social Welfare History Group (USA) and the @socwkhistory.bsky.social (UK).
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/histo...
Next week!
Multi-agency working to improve information-sharing on men and keep children safe
24 February 2026 14:00 to 15:15
Online. All welcome
With Dr Mary Baginsky, Dr Carl Purcell and Dr Nicole Steils (King's College London)
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/multi...
Four challenges facing England's children's social care reforms
James Blewett, Senior Policy Fellow at the Unit, responds to the government’s plans for children’s social care in Professional Social Work
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/four-ch...
Dying Homeless Project 2024: Research, Remembrance & Resistance
Slides from Gill Taylor's presentation at the Homelessness series this morning:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/dying...
"Histories of Compliance and Resistance: Social Workers and Immigration across Europe and USA"
Monday 20 April 2026. Online. All welcome. Now booking.
An international joint webinar from the Social Welfare History Group (USA) and the @socwkhistory.bsky.social (UK).
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/histo...
"Turning research into real-world care in health and disability"
with Unit Director @annetteboaz.bsky.social
Online
24 February 2026 17:00 to 18:00
#BRIResearch
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/turni...
New in the Unit's Homelessness series:
Assessing health inequalities for adults experiencing homelessness
15 April 2026 10:00 to 11:00
Online. All welcome.
With Becci Lace, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Ben Hughes, University of Greater Manchester
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/asses...
Unit Director @annetteboaz.bsky.social involved in new NIHR Mental Health Research Group led by Lancaster University with a focus on Lancashire and South Cumbria
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-fun...
On the Unit blog:
Emily Porro writes about the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London Knowledge Exchange event at King’s College London last week.
blogs.kcl.ac.uk/socialcarewo...
NEW
The Role of Dementia Champions Across Health and Social Care Settings: Identifying Mechanisms of Action Using a Theory of Change Approach - Monica Leverton, Tiffeny James, Kritika Samsi, Christina Newton, Jill Manthorpe, 2026
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
On the Unit blog:
Emily Porro writes about the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London Knowledge Exchange event at King’s College London last week.
blogs.kcl.ac.uk/socialcarewo...
ARC South London, Knowledge Exchange Event 2026
Doing inclusive applied health and care research in turbulent times
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/arc-sou...
Our contribution to ongoing debates on the reform of children's social care @hscwru.bsky.social
No quick fixes: Multi-agency working to improve information-sharing on men and keep children safe url: academic.oup.com/bjsw/article...
Slides from Hannah Piggott's webinar this morning are available: Harm Reduction in women’s homelessness services
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/harm-...
Next Tuesday - all welcome:
Social work recruitment and retention in New Brunswick Canada: What can we learn from those who stay?
20 January 2026 14:00 to 15:15
Online
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/socia...
Sir James Munby
The sense of shock amongst lawyers and others concerned with the rights of children and those with impaired decision-making capacity at the announcement of the sudden death on New Year's Day of Sir James Munby is palpable. I share it. I was, the morning I learned of it, writing a…
On the Unit blog:
Filipa Maia reflects on being part of the SHARE programme in which the Unit is a partner.
SHARE aims to build social practitioners’ skills and knowledge, to use research to inform and improve services in the workplace
blogs.kcl.ac.uk/socialcarewo...
Chart showing the proportion of social care providers reporting the main cause of staff leaving (left) and main difficult finding new staff (right): England, 2024 When social care providers were asked what the main cause of staff leaving was (the left-hand panel ), over one-third (35 per cent) responded better pay outside of care. Similarly, when care providers were asked about the main difficulty finding new staff, roughly three-in-ten (28 per cent) responded better pay offers outside care (the right-hand panel).
What is contributing to the staffing crisis in adult social care? Social care providers say the main cause is better pay elsewhere.
Learn how the Government can make the proposed Fair Pay Agreement and Adult Social Care Negotiating Body a sucess ➡️ buff.ly/veEOJFN