A quick Google search of the term ‘whole-person care’ defines this as the patient-centred optimal use of diverse healthcare resources or a mindset that values and supports patients to be partners in their care. But how does the...

What are the implications of informed consent for person-centred care?

World Social Work Day is the moment in the year for us to reflect on the incredible work that social workers do, and the value they bring to our communities.

The European Social Network's reaction to the European Commission's European Care Strategy, launched on 7 September 2022

Social services are responsible for the provision of care, help with daily life activities, and community and relationship-based programmes. Looking ahead, one of the most pressing social and political challenges for social care...

In the context of the European Parliament's Gender Equality Week, how can we ensure gender equality in social services and social care?

Almost 600 social services leaders from 35 countries came together in Hamburg to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the European Social Services Conference. With the theme Rethinking Recovery, it focused on how social services can...

For the past seven years, there have been more than 40 social innovation projects funded by the EU. Between 2014 and 2020, the European Commission (EC)’s Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs (DG EMPL) launched 7...

Last month, I spoke at a session on technology in social services at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress, where I learnt about Ari, a robot developed by social services in Barcelona that supports older people in their own homes to...

Social work is underpinned by human rights and social justice, and commitment to the original aim - to achieve full gender equality for women around the world is embedded at the heart of social work and social services.