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

• [New] What Social Work England should prioritise in its next three-year strategy, covering 2026-29. Community Care
• [New] At least 270 Health Care officials, Labour and Social Welfare officials, Immigration Police, Soldiers, and other key officials will be trained in human trafficking victim identification, data documentation, and service referral strategies. / Laos United States Department of State
• [New] The current proliferation of servicemembers on private social media platforms and their mix of private and work-related posts will be more dangerous in 2040 and must be curtailed. War Room - U.S. Army War College
• [New] With the increasing cost of living in Australia, alongside a potential housing crisis and a myriad of other economic and social issues facing the nation, whichever party wins the upcoming election will have their work cut out for them. Statista
• [New] At some point in 2025, people who live outside the UK will stop being able to apply for Health and Care Worker visas for jobs in the adult social care sector. Citizens Advice
• Social Care Visa applications from new visa applicants will end. OTS Solicitors
• Blistering temperatures could see the fourth heatwave of the year declared, with health bosses cautioning over significant impacts across health and social care services. The Independent
• Across all sectors, the occupations that are projected to need the greatest additional employment between 2025 and 2030 are occupations related to Digital, Adult Social Care, Housebuilding and Engineering. GOV.UK
• Occupations in Digital, Adult Social Care, Construction and Engineering have the greatest additional employment demand between 2025 and 2030. GOV.UK
• The 2025 Spending Review allows for an increase of £4 billion of funding available for adult social care in 2028 to 2029 compared to 2025 to 2026. GOV.UK
• Reforms underway in 2025 to 2026 will enable more people to live independently for longer and make adult social care more productive. GOV.UK
• Digitising NHS and adult social care services across the UK will require an estimated £21 billion - of which £14.75 billion would be for England - over the next five years. UKAuthority
• Collaboration between various sectors of the NHS, social care and other parts of integrated care systems such as education, local government and emergency services are fundamental to producing resilient systems that will be dependable and accessible when they are most needed. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Over the next decade, around 200 new neighbourhood health centers will be set up, staffed by a mix of GPs, nurses, social care workers, pharmacists, mental health specialists and other medics. BBC News
• Current health system infrastructure is a significant concern, with 90% of England's hospital buildings vulnerable to overheating and over 400 health and social care facilities at risk of flooding in Scotland. UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
• Between 2017 and 2025 the total cost to the NHS and social care system of air pollutants (fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide), for which there is more robust evidence of health impacts, will be £1.6 billion. The Royal College of Nursing
• The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security's trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to earlier projected depletion dates. Now Habersham
• The care reform (Scotland) bill will also introduce changes to social care procurement and a new right to breaks for unpaid carers. DPAC
• Chatbots will work fully inside WhatsApp, and users can keep them private or share them via links in chats, groups, or social media. Equitypandit
• The UK plans to close the social care workers visa to new applicants from abroad. NewsNowGh -Traveling Visas, Scholarships, Work Permits,

Last updated: 18 September 2025