Social work academic: social work history, theory, social policy, end-of-life care. Hon Prof, Kingston University, formerly St Christopher's Hospice Director, Psychosocial & Spiritual Care.https://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mwnydbwl6226https://politicsswt.substack.com/p/therapeutic-care-environments-and?r=1qpuxt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true29 Sep 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnydbwl6226https://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mwngkw4ivk26Useful summary of some of the points from the recent Thirlwell report in the UK on safeguarding procedures for organisations where there are concerns but no evidence-patient's and children's protection comes before staff's employment rights. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ee56369f-a017-4c70-bbaa-0ff1b95f98f0&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+General+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2026-09-29&utm_term=29 Sep 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwngkw4ivk26https://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mwnfvq7i5c26Useful lawyers account of new rules in the UK for family group decision meetings where local councils are considering court proceedings for child protection. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2dcd4933-d7ab-4291-9f09-01ed7fbca75c&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+General+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2026-09-29&utm_term=29 Sep 2026 08:28 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+0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyymzt3g22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mtw6n5rpdc2chttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/issues-in-1950s-residential-care?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1qpuxt25 Aug 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw6n5rpdc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mtr5tvfxls2ghttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/young-people-in-poverty?r=1qpuxt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true23 Aug 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr5tvfxls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mte5rkpww22ghttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/shared-responsibility-in-residential?r=1qpuxt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true18 Aug 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mte5rkpww22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mt5j4nnaz22ghttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/a-mass-of-hideous-misery-family-privacy15 Aug 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5j4nnaz22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3msvacxthb22hhttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/how-can-we-enable-recovery-for-young?r=1qpuxt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true12 Aug 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvacxthb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3msnwqa6u3s2chttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/residential-care-as-living-together?r=1qpuxt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true09 Aug 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnwqa6u3s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3msg4b4hq2s2jhttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/1950s-family-and-childcare-social?r=1qpuxt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true06 Aug 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg4b4hq2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3msd57l7nrc2bInteresting account of legal issues with various new ways of setting up families and parenting ( eg 'sharenting' and 'platonic co-parenting'), useful for social workers and other advisers. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c2102b71-904d-44a5-93e7-6f8e86932724&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+General+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2026-08-05&utm_term=05 Aug 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msd57l7nrc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3msbeduwzuk2khttps://open.substack.com/pub/politicsswt/p/end-of-life-care-complaints-reports?r=1qpuxt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true04 Aug 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbeduwzuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mrmi4po42s2xA very sensible account of what we need to do about social care provision and finance in England. But not just for older people, also for people with disabilities and longer-term (mainly mental) illnesses. https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/the-path-to-social-care-reform-four-key-questions27 Jul 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmi4po42s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mrfkjygzms26https://open.substack.com/pub/politicsswt/p/social-and-humanitarian-residential?r=1qpuxt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true24 Jul 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfkjygzms26https://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mr7vycrfyc2ghttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/some-pieces-of-japanese-social-work22 Jul 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7vycrfyc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mr5qhlizh22lhttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/forced-clearances-of-stuff-kept-by21 Jul 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5qhlizh22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mqx7dkfbtk2xUseful update on regulator's assessments of local government care provision in England. https://www.cqc.org.uk/news/cqc-publishes-report-first-national-assessment-programme-local-authorities18 Jul 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx7dkfbtk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mqx6tiyads2xStriking report on the numbers of older women killed by men in the UK. https://www.opendemocracy.net/100-elderly-women-killed-by-men-since-2020-uk/18 Jul 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx6tiyads2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mqascjneh22oUseful research based info on how to age well for older people and social workers and other advisers; Useful detailed downloads. https://www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/hitting-the-headlines/detail/hitting-the-headlines/2026/07/08/key-factors-to-aging-well09 Jul 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqascjneh22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mqan7wntys2bhttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/economic-power-care-homes-and-the09 Jul 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqan7wntys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mqamyldhds2bhttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/1950s-moral-welfare-history-one-source09 Jul 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqamyldhds2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mq266xzsas2mhttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/not-industrial-technical-selfhood07 Jul 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq266xzsas2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mpql6hnuls2hhttps://politicsswt.substack.com/p/arguing-for-british-social-work-as03 Jul 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpql6hnuls2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mpm326i3m22wWorthwhile article explains the importance of looking at environmental factors (e.g. pollution) that generate ill-health as well as genetic factors. https://blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2026/06/developing-a-healthy-nation-the-use-of-environmental-data-in-preventing-ill-health/?utm_source=https%3a%2f%2fcomms.manchester.ac.uk%2fcommunicationsandmarketinglz%2f&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=P%40M+30+June+2026&utm_content=84227&gator_td=acaCFbsBRsEepLDgbiBMuewJfDR5fiAq0uCCX6UCniNVl6e9P3%2b2sxvJmkDnzldhSc8W7c2OzXT4dvuJxsW%2bdY5Yiz9o4bLYXYqvdUQPeM28zW7k9zxXgMp9zOUPxGTCo6uwv15J%2fDbo8rXAYfIY2%2fhxB5lGmkz6idpPfT13Zzg%3d01 Jul 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm326i3m22whttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mpl5vrchzk2wInteresting account of a project to understand carers' grief for the impending loss of the person they are caring for. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260630/University-of-Surrey-team-develops-first-grief-tool-for-unpaid-carers.aspx01 Jul 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpl5vrchzk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mpjgbc3a6s2qhttps://open.substack.com/pub/politicsswt/p/relationship-is-still-the-best-resource?r=1qpuxt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true30 Jun 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjgbc3a6s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/malcolmp25.bsky.social/post/3mpbvc4x2gk2aUseful checklists for social workers and other advisers on making local buildings and services age-friendly. https://ageing-better.org.uk/sites/default/files/2026-03/Age-friendly-Quick-Guide-Collection.pdf27 Jun 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:sl27ca5bznqfb6iw6ayd5af7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbvc4x2gk2a