Stepping Out Blog

Should ‘Unfit’ Social Workers Be Fined?

No we’re no talking health wise. But a new legal review has proposed that any social worker who is ‘unfit for practise’ should be fine, or at the very least,  make them pay the costs of their conduct hearings.

While the commission says this could prove controversial, the current system of covering the costs through registration fees raises the question of “why good professionals should be expected to subsidise the miscreant”.

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Social Care & The Social Media Revolution

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Over recent weeks, social media has been causing a bit of a storm in the social care & health care sector.

The Guardian carried a story yesterday over the dangers of nurses and health care professionals interacting with patients over the Internet. With Facebook & Twitter being more popular than ever before, how long will it be until they become formal mediums of support?

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