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This is the name of our quarterly newspaper. It carries news and information about the work of the Institute of Welfare and a wide range of other welfare-related topics.

Typically, an issue of Welfare World is likely to include:

  • updates on the work of the Institute (e.g., seminars, workshops, surveys, representations made to Government);

  • reports on events organised by the Institute;

  • details of the latest national developments in the world of welfare, (e.g., major reports by welfare agencies, changes in legislation, Government policy initiatives);

  • the outcome of research on welfare-related topics;

  • career opportunities in welfare work;

  • relevant web site addresses.

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(latest Issue 34 Summer 08)

Some snipits from past editions

Welfare World - Issue 32
  • Chairman calls for healthy debate on ideas for future development

  • Expanding Horizons

  • News from the Greater London Centre...

  • Special feature on welfare benefits entitements

  • Workaholic bosses could be putting lives - and millions of pounds - at risk

  • Call to halt the ‘big rip off’ of older people denied NHS funding for long-term care

  • ‘Attitudes towards age at work need a reality check’, says research

  • New health, social care and community justice diploma for pupils from 2008

  • Bankruptcy could cost you dearly

  • New advice services to help avoid cash crisis

Welfare World - Issue 32
Welfare World - Issue 33
  • Institute fast adapting to the new world of health and social care

  • C&G outlines proposals for a new bridging award to open door to higher education

  • New faces on the Institute of Welfare Board

  • Institute to accredit equality and diversity training courses

  • News from the Greater London Centre... - ‘Domestic Violence Matters’ seminar highlights key welfare role

  • Stress - It Makes You Think!

  • New guides to support social work placements available now

  • Social care NVQ success rate improving, say Skills for Care and CWDC

  • At last! A website for working mums: www.WorkingMums.co.uk

  • Study reveals older people’s view on unfairness of paying for care

  • New European policy report launched to support the Green Paper on Mental Health

Welfare World - Issue 33
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