Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit

Learning from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (LCSPRs) In England | King's College London Professor Jeanette Cossar (University of East Anglia)

Learning from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (LCSPRs) In England
17 March 2026 14:00 to 15:15
With Professor Jeanette Cossar (Univ of East Anglia)
Online. All welcome.
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/learn...

Histories of Compliance and Resistance: Social Workers and Immigration across Europe and USA | King's College London Joint webinar from Social Welfare History Group (USA) and the Social Work History Network (UK)

"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...

Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2026 | King's College London Quality of life focused care planning. Wandering in care homes.

Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum
18 March 2026 14:00 to 15:30
Online #mbchf ALL WELCOME
Quality of life focused care planning in care homes - Nick Smith.
Wandering in care homes - Alys Griffiths, Bryony Waters-Harvey
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/marga...

Multi-agency working to improve information-sharing on men and keep children safe | King's College London Dr Mary Baginsky, Dr Carl Purcell and Dr Nicole Steils (King's College London)

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...

Learning from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (LCSPRs) In England | King's College London Professor Jeanette Cossar (University of East Anglia)

Learning from Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (LCSPRs) In England
17 March 2026 14:00 to 15:15
With Professor Jeanette Cossar (Univ of East Anglia)
Online. All welcome.
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/learn...

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 | King's College London Gill Taylor, Museum of Homelessness

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 | King's College London Joint webinar from Social Welfare History Group (USA) and the Social Work History Network (UK)

"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 | King's College London Prof Annette Boaz at the Bloorview Research Institute Global Guest Speaker Series

"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...

Assessing health inequalities for adults experiencing homelessness | King's College London Becci Lace, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Ben Hughes, University of Greater Manchester

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...

New funding for UK mental health research in under-served areas | King's College London The NIHR is investing almost £55 million in five additional Mental Health Research Groups (MHRGs). King’s College London researchers will collaborate on three of the five new groups.

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...

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 New... As the global prevalence of dementia continues to rise, expanding and upskilling the health and social care workforce is a top priority. To address this need, s...

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 | King's College London Doing inclusive applied health and care research in turbulent times

ARC South London, Knowledge Exchange Event 2026
Doing inclusive applied health and care research in turbulent times
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/arc-sou...

No quick fixes: Multi-agency working to improve information-sharing on men and keep children safe The failure of public agencies such as children’s social care, health and the police to share information about children and families has been repeatedly i

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...

Harm Reduction in women’s homelessness services | King's College London Hannah Piggott, King's College London

Slides from Hannah Piggott's webinar this morning are available: Harm Reduction in women’s homelessness services
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/harm-...

Social work recruitment and retention in New Brunswick Canada: What can we learn from those who stay? | King's College London Dr Sara Carder; Dr Ian Rice; Laura Steeves

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

A promotional graphic from NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London. On the left, a care provider and older woman link arms while walking along inside. On the right, a dark blue panel displays the NIHR logo and the text: “NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London”. Below, a large quotation reads: “Listening carefully and spending time with residents and staff, knowing their opinion and experiences, reveals the realities of care in a way no report or statistic ever could.” Beneath the quote, the attribution reads: “Filipa Maia, education, research and engagement officer, Nightingale Hammerson.”

Up now on our blog: Filipa Maia, engagement officer at care home provider Nightingale Hammerson, reflects on how the SHARE programme is helping build research capacity in social care.

arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...

@hscwru.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social

📖 As 2025 draws to an end, check out our year in review, featuring highlights from the work of all the units that make up the Policy Institute: @ukandeu.bsky.social, @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @strandgroup.bsky.social, @hscwru.bsky.social

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On the blog:
A new plan for homelessness
Carolin Hess, PhD student at the Unit, responds to the publication of the National Plan to End Homelessness.
blogs.kcl.ac.uk/socialcarewo...

National plan to halve rough sleeping and prevent homelessness The National Plan to End Homelessness has been launched today, and will support the most vulnerable people in our society.

Just out from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Alison McGovern MP and The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Sustainable Work and Employment in Social Care | King's College London New article from Ian Kessler and colleagues in Human Resource Management

NEW
"Sustainable Work and Employment in Social Care: New Challenges, New Priorities"
Ian Kessler & colleagues, via a literature review, think through the development, application and impact of workforce management policies and practices in social care
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/sustain...

Dying Homeless Project 2024: Research, Remembrance & Resistance | King's College London Gill Taylor, Museum of Homelessness

New in the Unit's #Homelessness series
Dying Homeless Project 2024: Research, Remembrance & Resistance
12 February 2026 10:00 to 11:00
with Gill Taylor
All welcome
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/dying...
Next week's webinar on homeless applications still booking: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/homel...

A graphic from NIHR ARC South London. Text on a blue background reads: "Care coordinators support people - often those with long-term conditions or frailty - to access the right care. They link teams, coordinate services and advocate for individuals. This project will explore how these roles are developing within integrated health and care systems." There is a photo of an older man talking to a healthcare professional.

New research will examine the nature of new care coordinator roles and how they are working in practice within integrated health and care systems. 👇

arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...

Unofficial update to MCA Codes updated

There are two Codes of Practice to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, one for the main body of the Act, and one for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. They are statutory Codes: they have been approved by Parliament, and the MCA 2005 requires certain people to…

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...