The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Care and Social Work in the UK: A Scoping Review

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK

British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI:10.1093/bjsw/bcad237

Janine Owens, Alys Young, Rosie Allen, Amelia Pearson, Patricia Cartney, Catherine Robinson, Rebecca McPhillips, Sue Davies, Martyn Regan

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Abstract

Abstract Prior to the COVID pandemic, staffing levels, staff turnover and vacancies in adult social care and social work within the UK were a major concern, with staff experiencing high workloads, burnout, stress and poor morale. The paucity of published evidence in a rapidly evolving contemporary situation indicated the suitability of a scoping review. Systematic searching produced evidence published between 1 December 2019 and 9 May 2023. Out of ninety-seven articles retrieved, the final analysis included thirty nine articles. To report the review findings clearly and accessibly, the analysis used the Patterns, Advances, Gaps, Evidence for practice and Research recommendations framework. Abundant evidence emerged on psychological distress and the impact of COVID-19 on the working environment for social care and social workers, but a paucity of psychosocial resilience, supporting social care managers, Personal Assistants and moral injury. Social care needs and the statutory duties of social work are likely to become even more intense. The COVID pandemic magnified a chronic lack of funding, staffing, support and regard for adult social care, with no future planning compared to the NHS. This legacy and backlogs of social care assessment and service delivery are of concern despite the proposed actions of the Adult Social Care Reform Act in England.

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COVID-19对英国社会关怀和社会工作的影响:范围审查

在2019冠状病毒病大流行之前，英国成人社会护理和社会工作的人员配备水平、人员流动率和空缺是一个主要问题，工作人员承受着高工作量、倦怠、压力和士气低落。在瞬息万变的当代形势下，缺乏已发表的证据表明进行范围审查的适宜性。系统检索产生了2019年12月1日至2023年5月9日期间发表的证据。在检索到的97篇文章中，最终的分析包括39篇文章。为了清晰易懂地报告审查结果，分析使用了模式、进展、差距、实践证据和研究建议框架。关于心理困扰和COVID-19对社会护理人员和社会工作者工作环境的影响，已经出现了大量证据，但缺乏社会心理复原力，支持社会护理管理人员、个人助理和道德伤害。社会关怀需求和社会工作的法定职责可能会变得更加紧迫。与NHS相比，COVID大流行加剧了长期缺乏资金、人员配备、支持和对成人社会护理的关注，而且没有未来规划。尽管英国《成人社会关怀改革法》提出了行动，但社会关怀评估和服务提供的遗留问题和积压问题仍令人担忧。

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British Journal of Social Work SOCIAL WORK-

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

22.20%

发文量

208

期刊介绍： Published for the British Association of Social Workers, this is the leading academic social work journal in the UK. It covers every aspect of social work, with papers reporting research, discussing practice, and examining principles and theories. It is read by social work educators, researchers, practitioners and managers who wish to keep up to date with theoretical and empirical developments in the field.