Social work practices (like GP practices) the coming thing?
People mainly concerned with end of life care may not have noticed that in children’s social care the government is privatising social work, allowing social workers to set up practices like GPs to provide services to children in a particular area, contracted to their local council. An article in today’s Community Care: Hayes, D. (2008) Helping children GP-style. Community Care 22 May 2008 14-15.
Could this idea move to adult services in the future?
Another useful Community Care article: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/17/102091/professionals-views-of-gp-style-social-work-practices.html
The original Green paper proposals: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/publications/timeforchange/docs/timeforchange.pdf
St Christopher's water garden last year