Our Scans · (ZY.4.25) Social Work · Weekly Summary

• [New] Recruitment has been industrialized through social media platforms, such as Telegram, TikTok, and Discord, where mule roles are advertised as flexible remote work opportunities. SOCRadar Cyber Intelligence Inc.
• Training needs could further be supplemented by establishing a social care career pathway, which currently is missing in the UK. PubMed Central (PMC)
• An ageing population will sharply increase demand for health and social care, with the social-care sector alone likely to require close to half a million additional workers over the next decade. Tony Blair Institute
• The adult social care system is likely to need almost 440,000 more care workers by 2035. BBC News
• Trump's threats of war, from Venezuela to Iran and even Greenland, expose the priorities of the ruling class: limitless resources for militarism and repression, austerity for health care and all social needs. World Socialist Web Site
• Digitising NHS and adult social care services across the UK will require an estimated £21bn over the next five years. Digital Health
• By 2040, the journey of contactless medical radar from a niche medical technology to a globally integrated social artifact is not just a story of engineering it is a story of human reconciliation with invisible care. Health Wellness Revolution
• Programs like the University of Southern California's $115,000 online Master of Social Work will likely need to lower their costs or close altogether. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• A sinister government analysis of the impact of a bill to legalise assisted suicide suggests it could eventually save public bodies more than £100 million a year in health and social care costs, benefits and pensions. DPAC
• Over the coming decade, the vast majority of growth in federal government spending will come from just four parts of the federal budget: Social Security, health care, mandatory veterans' programs, and interest on the national debt. Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• Spending on Social Security and health care will grow from a combined 11.2% of GDP ($3.4 trillion) in 2025 to 12.5% of GDP ($5.9 trillion) by 2036. Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• India has been elected to the UN Economic and Social Council for 2026-2028, showing the world's trust in India's work on global development. Exam Charcha

Last updated: 09 April 2026