Staff experience in the NHS: Navigating challenges and change together | King's College London
Unit researchers attended the NHS Employers Conference
Staff experience in the NHS: Navigating challenges and change together
Unit researchers Caroline Norrie, Antonina Semkina and Kritika Samsi attended the NHS Employers Conference
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/staff-e...
19.11.2025 17:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Harm Reduction in women’s homelessness services | King's College London
Hannah Piggott, King's College London
New from the Homelessness series
Harm Reduction in women’s homelessness services
14 January 2026 10:00 to 11:00
with Hannah Piggott of @policyatkings.bsky.social
All welcome
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/harm-...
18.11.2025 18:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
NEW
No quick fixes: Multi-agency working to improve information-sharing on men and keep children safe
@carlpurcell.bsky.social Mary Baginsky, Nicole Steils
#openaccess in BJSW
18.11.2025 14:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New research shows how better pay and training could rescue social care in England | Health & Social Care Workforce:
On the Unit blog:
Andreas Georgiadis and Andreas Kornelakis: "New research shows how better pay and training could rescue social care in England"
blogs.kcl.ac.uk/socialcarewo...
15.11.2025 09:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The HSCWRU team at wallacespace, Farringdon on 11 November
The Unit Away Day and a look back at 2025
Staff gathered in Farringdon this week to discuss Unit strategy
News ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/unit-aw...
14.11.2025 13:28 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
At the homelessness series | King's College London
Ben Scher (Princeton University) discussed harm reduction and belonging
At the homelessness series
Ben Scher (Princeton University) discussed harm reduction and belonging...
Slides & attendee comments:
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/at-the-...
13.11.2025 14:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ellie Atkins, Sarah McClinton and Jess Harris
Jess Harris, Karl Mason, Sarah Blackmore, Cristina Temenos, Adi Cooper, Ellie Atkins, Barney Wells
Graphic scribing for the Specialist Homelessness Social Work role event by Ian Jackson of ICE Creates
Last week Unit Research Fellow Jess Harris co-convened (with Ellie Atkins) an event on the Specialist #Homelessness Social Worker role – chaired by Sarah McClinton
Pictures, slides and onward links: 👇👀https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-impact-of-the-specialist-homelessness-social-work-role-and
10.11.2025 12:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Care Work launches new Community of Practice | King's College London
The project is welcoming participants. First online meeting: 18 November
Care Work project is launching a new Community of Practice
The project is welcoming participants. First online meeting: 18 November
👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/care-wo...
03.11.2025 10:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Policy workshop for early- and mid-career researchers
Supporting early and mid-career researchers focused on dementia & neurodegenerative conditions to bridge the gap between policy & research.
Are you a postdoc researcher interested in dementia and neurodegenerative diseases?
Join us in York on 25 November for a FREE policy workshop co-hosted by #denpruQM, NIHR Three Schools' Dementia Research Programme & @i-care-dtc.bsky.social.
Interested? Find out more & sign up:
tinyurl.com/4xz7ys27
29.10.2025 15:56 — 👍 2 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
Improved safeguarding and protections for vulnerable people
Government to launch a consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to improve safeguarding for vulnerable people.
Mental Capacity Act 2005 news:
"Government to launch a consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to improve safeguarding for vulnerable people...in the first half of next year" to inform a "revised Code of Practice"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
19.10.2025 09:01 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Home Care Research Forum November 2025 | King's College London
Dr Claudio Di Lorito; Dr Gladys Yinusa
At the Home Care Research Forum
19 November 2025 14:00 to 16:00
#hcrf
>> Use of social care by people with dementia who live alone - Claudio Di Lorito
>> Nutritional intervention to support people living with dementia receiving home care - Gladys Yinusa
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/home-...
15.10.2025 08:37 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Evidence & Policy: Call for Abstracts | King's College London
Strengthening research practice partnerships in social care
📢 Evidence & Policy journal SPECIAL ISSUE Call for Abstracts:
"Strengthening research practice partnerships in social care: Evidence, impact and policy learning"
Guest Editors: @annetteboaz.bsky.social & @a-mtowers.bsky.social
Abstracts deadline 3 November.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/strengt...
10.10.2025 14:18 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Evidence & Policy: Call for Abstracts | King's College London
Strengthening research practice partnerships in social care
📢 Evidence & Policy journal SPECIAL ISSUE Call for Abstracts:
"Strengthening research practice partnerships in social care: Evidence, impact and policy learning"
Guest Editors: @annetteboaz.bsky.social & @a-mtowers.bsky.social
Abstracts deadline 3 November.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/strengt...
10.10.2025 14:18 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Homeless applications: barriers to in-person help & impact on hospitals | King's College London
Jo Underwood; Hannah Piggott
New in the #Homelessness series
Homeless applications: barriers to in-person help & impact on hospitals
11 December 2025 10:00 to 11:00
Online. All welcome!
with Jo Underwood of @kcllaw.bsky.social & Hannah Piggott of @policyatkings.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/homel...
03.10.2025 07:19 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our Community First Responders work, noted here by Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care Karin Smyth MP, is available via:
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/communi...
02.10.2025 08:07 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
National Workload Action Group reports published
Mary Baginsky contributed to new reports on social worker workload
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/nationa...
27.09.2025 09:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The important role of homecare workers in dementia palliative care and interventions to support them | Health & Social Care Workforce:
On the blog:
▶️The important role of homecare workers in dementia palliative care and interventions to support them
-by Fatima Mujtabah
blogs.kcl.ac.uk/socialcarewo...
27.09.2025 09:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Slides from this week's meeting of the #hcrf
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/home-...
26.09.2025 19:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Coming up on Wednesday at the Unit 👇
22.09.2025 07:17 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Social Work Networks: Past, Present and Future | King's College London
Joe Hanley; James Blewett; Jane Tunstill; June Thoburn
Slides from today's Social Work History Network meeting on "Social Work Networks: Past, Present and Future" #swhn
from James Blewett Jane Tunstill @joehanley.bsky.social @socwkhistory.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/socia...
25.09.2025 21:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
House of Commons Education Select Committee cites Unit work | King's College London
The Committee has published: 'Solving the SEND Crisis'
House of Commons Education Select Committee cites Unit work by Ian Kessler and @annetteboaz.bsky.social
The Committee has published: 'Solving the SEND Crisis'
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/house-o...
24.09.2025 08:21 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Unit work presented in Utrecht | King's College London
Jess Harris and Michelle Cornes were at the European Research Conference on Homelessness
Unit work presented in Utrecht
Jess Harris discussed the Unit's MCA and Homelessness study at the 19th European Research Conference on Homelessness
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/unit-wo...
23.09.2025 17:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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