In all the frenetic activity arising from the publication of the interim report from the Task Group on Social Work, Skills for Care, the employers’ training body, ADASS and DH have published a consultation paper on the roles and tasks of social workers in adult care, which perhaps social workers in palliative care should be responding to, because as usual it’s main line is a lot of government-speak, although it is positive about the role of social work.

It seems that social work is the ‘profession of choice’ in dealing with best interests issues under the Mental Capacity Act. I know a lot of doctors and nurses who’ll be upset to see that written down under the banner of the Department of Health.

You have to reply by 9th October.

See the paper and the questionnaires at:

http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/socialwork/rolesandtasksofsocialworkers/sw_roles_and_tasks_of_social_workers.aspx