@hscwru
HSCWRU, at King's College London, conducts research into the workforce. Follow for news of our findings and upcoming free events. Director: @annetteboaz.bsky.social Visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/hscwru
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 😊
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"
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
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...
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
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
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
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
➡️ mailchi.mp/kcl/our-year...
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...
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...
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...
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...
