30 Best UK Social Work Blogs and Websites
UK Social Work Blogs
Here are 30 Best UK Social Work Blogs you should follow in 2023
1. Community Care
UK
Community Care is a specialist website dedicated to all areas of the social care profession. Our website is the leading online medium for those workin...g in social care and it contains all of the articles that have been published both in Community Care magazine and online since 1995. Inspiring excellence in social care. Read the latest social work and social care news, opinion and analysis and find your perfect social work or social care jobmore
communitycare.co.uk
58.2K 55.6K 9 posts / week FeedSpot 179 Posts 2808 DA 58 Get Email Contact
2. Social Care Blog
England, UK
Social care blog from the Department of Health shares news, views and information updates for anyone working in - or receiving support from - the care... and support sector.more
socialcare.blog.go..
2 posts / week Aug 2013 FeedSpot 1.1K Posts 301 DA 74 Get Email Contact
3. Frontline Blog
England, UK
Frontline is a charity with a mission to transform the lives of vulnerable children by recruiting and developing outstanding individuals to be leaders... in social work and broader society. We are working towards this through the Frontline and Firstline programmes, and by building a movement of leaders in and outside of social work as part of our Fellowship.more
thefrontline.org.u..
9K 10.7K 3.7K 3 posts / quarter Aug 2013 FeedSpot 162 Posts 164 DA 44 Get Email Contact
4. Scottish Care Blog
Scotland, UK
We represent the largest group of Health & Social Care sector independent providers across Scotland, delivering residential care, day care, care at ho...me and housing support.more
scottishcare.org/c..
14.6K 1 post / week May 2016 FeedSpot 154 Posts 273 DA 39 Get Email Contact
5. The Masked AMHP
UK
The Masked AMHP is a Approved Mental Health Professional social worker working in a rural England area who tries to explain his work in a variety of ...interesting and often humorous ways. more
themaskedamhp.blog..
4.2K 1 post / week Mar 2009 FeedSpot 1K Posts 120 DA 28 Get Email Contact
6. SocialCareToday
Socialcare.today is the UK's online magazine covering Social Care & Health. With daily news and features our respected journalists keep you up to ...date with what's happening across the sector.more
socialcare.today
2.6K 1.8K 4 posts / day FeedSpot 11 Posts 347 DA 24 Get Email Contact
7. The King's Fund Blog
The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve health and care in England. We help to shape policy and practice through research and... analysis; develop individuals, teams, and organizations; promote understanding of the health and social care system; and bring people together to learn, share knowledge, and debate.more
kingsfund.org.uk/blog
10.1K 165K 10 posts / week FeedSpot 11 Posts 57 DA 69 Get Email Contact
8. BASW
BASW is the only professional association for social workers in the UK, with offices in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We offer a clea...r voice for the profession and strive to promote the best possible social work services for all people who may need them, while also securing the well-being of social workers.more
basw.co.uk/media/news
27.6K 42.8K 10 posts / week FeedSpot 11 Posts 97 DA 55 Get Email Contact
9. Health & Social Care Workforce Blog
London, England, UK
Health & Social Care Workforce is the blog of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce at King's College London. Our writ...ing here focuses on workforce issues in the UK health and social care sector.more
blogs.kcl.ac.uk/so..
22.8K 1 post / month FeedSpot 959 Posts 138 DA 79 Get Email Contact
10. Martin Webber
I am a Professor of Social Work at the University of York. This blog arises from my work and my reflections on it. One of its aims is to help to bridg...e the gap between the academic and practical fields of social work. My main interest is in developing the evidence base for social work to help practitioners become more effective in their work and improve outcomes for the people they serve.more
martinwebber.net
60 6K 4 posts / year FeedSpot 11 Posts 57 DA 26 Get Email Contact
11. Shaping Our Lives Blog
Shaping Our Lives is a non-profit making user-led organization specializing in the inclusive involvement of Disabled people and people from other marg...inalized communities. This is the Shaping Our Lives news and blog section. We have regular blogs about our work, and feature poets, artists, and user-led groups.more
shapingourlives.or..
365 4.7K 8 posts / week FeedSpot 11 Posts 54 DA 41 Get Email Contact
12. Social Work News
A magazine for social workers, by social workers - dedicated to uniting social workers across the globe and giving them a voice. We're determined ...to continue to promote and champion the amazing work being done by social workers across the globe. We're also working hard to ensure our team is bringing you the information you want, from the people you want to hear from, and to give you a platform and community to be proud of.more
mysocialworknews.com
7 posts / day FeedSpot 11 Posts 88 DA 12 Get Email Contact
13. SWU BLog
SWU works alongside BASW to protect social work professionals speaking as social workers for social workers. Having a professional association and tra...de union together is important for the social work profession. We aim to be the best trade union for social workers.more
swu-union.org.uk/blog
2 posts / week FeedSpot 11 Posts 56 DA 14 Get Email Contact
14. Social Work Haven
UK
Hi there! I'm Angy. The creator of Social Work Haven. I am a Social Worker, Practice Educator Mentor, and Best Interests Assessor. I created this ...motivational and educational blog focused on empowering social workers and providing content about social work, personal development, mental health so that we can increase awareness and have conversations about social work, personal development and mental health.more
socialworkhaven.com
8 1 post / quarter FeedSpot 605 Posts 176 DA 3 Get Email Contact
15. Charles Hunter Blog
Here at Charles Hunter Associates, we are a specialist recruitment agency dedicated to placing qualified social work, care, and nursing staff in contr...act and permanent roles across the UK. Our friendly team provides highly professional service along with the very best safeguarding standards to over 100 organizations within the public, private, and third sectors.more
charecruitment.com..
570 9 posts / week FeedSpot 11 Posts 18 DA 21 Get Email Contact
16. The Social Issue
London, England, UK
The Social Issue is run by journalist and commissioning editor Saba Salman. It covers people, places and projects making a difference in society, and ...issues ranging from community to social enterprise, charity, social care, housing and families.more
thesocialissue.com
511 6.8K Sep 2010 FeedSpot 1K Posts 82 DA 28 Get Email Contact
17. Social Work Network
Social Work Network is the online network for Social Workers and Social Care Staff. The latest news, jobs and resources in Social Work and Social Care....more
socialworkers.net
13.7K 3.5K FeedSpot 149 Posts 88 DA 1 Get Email Contact
18. Social Work Action Network
UK
Social Work Action Network is a network of social work practitioners, academics, students and social welfare service users united in their concern tha...t social work activity is being undermined by managerialism and marketisation, by the stigmatisation of service users and by welfare cuts and restrictions.more
socialworkfuture.org
8.1K 9.6K 2 posts / quarter Aug 2011 FeedSpot 157 Posts 124 DA 38 Get Email Contact
19. Social Work Today
Social Work Today is an online platform, developed to give professionals a sector-specific space that creates the networks to provide them with social... work information, webinars, jobs and CPD from across the UK and wider global community.more
socialworktoday.co.uk
2.8K FeedSpot 11 DA 18 Get Email Contact
20. What Works for Children's Social Care
We seek better outcomes for children, young people, and families by bringing the best available evidence to practitioners and other decision-makers ac...ross the children's social care sector. Our research looks at the point of referral through to permanence, including adoption, care-leaver support, and targeted early help.more
whatworks-csc.org...
9.7K 10 posts / week FeedSpot 11 Posts 14 DA 40 Get Email Contact
21. Social Work England
Every day, social workers support millions of people to improve their chances in life. Social Work England is a specialist body taking a new approach ...to regulating social workers in their vital roles. We believe in the power of collaboration and share a common goal with those we regulate - to protect the public, enable positive change and ultimately improve people's lives.more
socialworkengland...
FeedSpot 11 DA 42 Get Email Contact
22. Pertemps Social Care Blog
Pertemps Professional Recruitment is an established recruitment agency, regularly places social workers within public and private organizations throug...hout the UK. Our vision is to become one of the UK's leading social care recruitment agencies. We maintain an enviable reputation for our high standards with an empathetic approach towards recruitment.more
pertempssocialcare..
938 787 9 posts / week FeedSpot 11 Posts 10 DA 13 Get Email Contact
23. Portman Recruitment Blog
Portman Recruitment keeps you up to date with industry happenings and opportunities for carers and those working in the healthcare industry. An indepe...ndent recruitment consultancy that specialises in the social work and care sectors. Working with qualified professionals, we continuously and successfully match candidates with their ideal work placements throughout the UK.more
portmanrecruitment..
1 post / week FeedSpot 11 Posts 10 DA 13 Get Email Contact
24. Richard Devine Blog
I am a Social Worker for Bath and North East Somerset Council. In 2020 I decided to start a blog. The purpose of this is primarily to have a system i...n which I commit to a practice of writing in an attempt to facilitate my own learning and development.more
richarddevinesocia..
2 posts / month FeedSpot 11 Posts 10 DA 13 Get Email Contact
25. Social Care Empowering Blog
This company started as an informal platform called BME Social Worker Connector offering training, advice, and guidance to international social worker...s aspiring to launch their careers in the UK.more
socialcareempoweri..
8 posts / week FeedSpot 11 Posts 9 DA 1 Get Email Contact
26. The Good News
The media is saturated in negative news stories about Social Work. I wanted to create a space where the GOOD that, as a profession, we do can be share...d, and hopefully challenge some of this stigma. I feel that our field is driven by a a desire to help and support, but the legacy of oppression and power has made it an uphill battle to do the work that we so want to do.more
the-good-news.co.uk
4 posts / year FeedSpot 11 Posts 4 DA 1 Get Email Contact
27. Social Work London
We are the new look of social work. That's right, cool, professional, fun, and, above all perspicacious. Yes, we will be bringing you guys the bes...t thoughts, ideas, and innovation around. Right to your phone or computer.more
socialwork-london...
10 posts / year FeedSpot 11 Posts 10 DA 2 Get Email Contact
Famous UK Social Work Blog authors, editors, contributors and journalists
Blogger Name | Blog Link | Total Blog Posts | |
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Mithran Samuel | communitycare.co.uk | 70 | |
Alex Turner | communitycare.co.uk | 26 | |
donald.macaskill | scottishcare.org/category/scottish-care-news/blogs | 14 | |
Linda Freestone | communitycare.co.uk | 12 | |
Stephen Martineau | blogs.kcl.ac.uk/socialcareworkforce | 6 | |
Anastasia Koutsounia | communitycare.co.uk | 6 | |
Deborah Sturdy | socialcare.blog.gov.uk | 5 | |
Kirsty Ayakwah | communitycare.co.uk | 3 | |
Mark Bird | socialcare.blog.gov.uk | 1 | |
Sanjay Dhrona | socialcare.blog.gov.uk | 1 | |
Tracey S (carer) | socialcare.blog.gov.uk | 1 | |
Verity Prentice | socialcare.blog.gov.uk | 1 | |
Vickie Peters | socialcare.blog.gov.uk | 1 | |
Fatima Khan-Shah | socialcare.blog.gov.uk | 1 | |
Rob Preston | communitycare.co.uk | 1 | |
Ruth Hardy | communitycare.co.uk | 1 | |
Deborah Fox | socialcare.blog.gov.uk | 1 |