Social work

Protecting privacy during a pandemic: our work on the UK’s Covid apps

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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He led our operational response to the pandemic and leads our stakeholder relationships with the health and care sector.

Key Points: 
  • He led our operational response to the pandemic and leads our stakeholder relationships with the health and care sector.
  • In practice, the majority of our work to protect people’s privacy rights has a far lower profile.
  • Our work with the Department of Health and Social Care and Welsh Government around the NHS Covid app is a prime example.
  • We’re pleased that our work, started in March 2020, has helped to protect millions of people across the UK.

EQS-News: CompuGroup Medical acquires majority stake in patient portal provider m.Doc

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA has acquired 51% of m.Doc GmbH.

Key Points: 
  • CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA has acquired 51% of m.Doc GmbH.
  • CompuGroup Medical will further develop m.Doc's patient portal and integrate it into its systems.
  • CompuGroup Medical will also extend the CLICKDOC solution for appointment booking and video consultations and leverage synergies for messenger solutions.
  • This development is gaining additional momentum due to the German Hospital Future Act.”
    “With CompuGroup Medical, we are entering the next phase of our growth.

Circa Behavioral Healthcare Solutions Announces Their New National Compliance Director

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Circa Behavioral Healthcare Solutions, a leading provider of behavioral healthcare compliance professional services is pleased to announce the appointment of Maeve O'Neill as its new National Compliance Director. Maeve has worked in behavioral healthcare for 35 years with experience in direct services, program management, and executive leadership. As a former Behavioral Health Surveyor with The Joint Commission, she has a passion for quality care and healthy workplace cultures. She has served many top behavioral health treatment providers in the nation where she developed her specializations in ethics and compliance.

Key Points: 
  • Circa Behavioral Healthcare Solutions, a leading provider of behavioral healthcare compliance professional services is pleased to announce the appointment of Maeve O'Neill as its new National Compliance Director.
  • MISSION VIEJO, Calif., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Circa Behavioral Healthcare Solutions , a leading provider of behavioral healthcare compliance professional services is pleased to announce the appointment of Maeve O'Neill as its new National Compliance Director.
  • Circa Behavioral Healthcare Solutions is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare compliance professional services.
  • With locations in California and Texas and ability to serve nationally, Circa Behavioral offers quality, team-driven, professional services to behavioral healthcare providers.

TOJOY CEO Ge Jun Elected Corporate Citizenship leader: "A galaxy of possibilities before us" for CSR

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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TOJOY CEO Ge Jun was elected deputy director of the Corporate Citizenship and Trade Union Social Work Committee.

Key Points: 
  • TOJOY CEO Ge Jun was elected deputy director of the Corporate Citizenship and Trade Union Social Work Committee.
  • Prior to joining TOJOY, Ge Jun served as global vice president of three Fortune 500 companies, Intel, Apple, and Nvidia.
  • During his tenure at Apple, Ge contributed to the development of Apple's CSR work in China, including leading the development of the company's first regional CSR report.
  • As part of his work with TOJOY, Ge is pioneering the concept of CSR3.0+, integrating CSR at all levels of corporate strategic planning, including financing, production, branding, and though leadership.

TOJOY CEO Ge Jun Elected Corporate Citizenship leader: "A galaxy of possibilities before us" for CSR

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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TOJOY CEO Ge Jun was elected deputy director of the Corporate Citizenship and Trade Union Social Work Committee.

Key Points: 
  • TOJOY CEO Ge Jun was elected deputy director of the Corporate Citizenship and Trade Union Social Work Committee.
  • Prior to joining TOJOY, Ge Jun served as global vice president of three Fortune 500 companies, Intel, Apple, and Nvidia.
  • During his tenure at Apple, Ge contributed to the development of Apple's CSR work in China, including leading the development of the company's first regional CSR report.
  • As part of his work with TOJOY, Ge is pioneering the concept of CSR3.0+, integrating CSR at all levels of corporate strategic planning, including financing, production, branding, and though leadership.

COMMUNITY ACCESS NAMES RADHIKA VARS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Access has named Radhika Vars, Associate Vice President of Behavioral Health at Empire BlueCross BlueShield/Amerigroup Corporation, as the newest member of its Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Access has named Radhika Vars, Associate Vice President of Behavioral Health at Empire BlueCross BlueShield/Amerigroup Corporation, as the newest member of its Board of Directors.
  • "We are delighted to welcome Radhika Vars to our Board," said Cal Hedigan, Chief Executive Officer of Community Access.
  • "Radhika's extensive experience in the behavioral health field will prove to be instrumental in helping drive Community Access' mission forward.
  • Radhika Vars shared, "I am honored to join the Board at Community Access - one of the most essential nonprofits in New York City - and to work toward its mission to improve access to life-changing mental health, housing, crisis, and job development resources and services for vulnerable New Yorkers.

30 Technology’s Clinically Validated Antimicrobial Nitric Oxide Platform Acquired by Convatec Group Plc for Several Applications

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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London, UK, 19 April 2023 – 30 Technology, the world leader in clinical nitric oxide generation technology for health care, today announced that it has completed the sale of its antimicrobial nitric oxide platform in certain applications to Convatec Group Plc (LSE: CTEC).

Key Points: 
  • London, UK, 19 April 2023 – 30 Technology, the world leader in clinical nitric oxide generation technology for health care, today announced that it has completed the sale of its antimicrobial nitric oxide platform in certain applications to Convatec Group Plc (LSE: CTEC).
  • As part of the transaction, a small team from 30 Technology will transfer across to Convatec.
  • Syd Hanna, Group Executive Director of 30 Technology commented: “This transaction validates 30 Technology’s transformational approach to unlock the potential of nitric oxide to treat a range of infections with a durable and safe treatment.
  • Stifel acted as financial advisor and Goodwin Procter provided legal counsel to 30 Technology.

Legislation Aimed at Protecting Health Care Workers Introduced in Congress

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Every day, health care workers across the country are violently attacked. In emergency departments, which are open around the clock and required by federal law to stabilize and treat anyone who walks in, the situation is alarming. Studies have shown that ED staff experience a violent event about once every two months.

Key Points: 
  • SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Every day, health care workers across the country are violently attacked.
  • On April 18, Rep. Joe Courtney, D.-Conn. and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D.-Wisc., introduced the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.
  • "Meaningful solutions to mitigate and reduce violence in the emergency department are imperative, which is why ENA has long-supported legislation such as the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
  • This proposed legislation directs the Secretary of Labor to require health care and social service employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans that are worker-driven and comprehensive to ensure the safety of patients and workers.

Juvenile offenders in Ghana aren't prepared for rejoining society - how the system is failing them

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Sunday, April 16, 2023
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Time in prison can have lasting impacts on the lives of young offenders.

Key Points: 
  • Time in prison can have lasting impacts on the lives of young offenders.
  • The Convention on the Rights of Children requires that incarceration should be a measure of last resort.
  • In Ghana, correctional centres are intended to help juvenile offenders gain vocational skills to help them become productive citizens after serving their sentence periods.
  • The literature says very little about the experiences of juvenile offenders in Ghana after their release.

Life after detention

    • I wanted to understand, in a qualitative way, the varied challenges they faced post-release and how that affected their lives.
    • The age range of participants at the time of the interview was between 19 and 28  years (average 22).
    • All of them had entered the correctional centre as juveniles (some as young as 15) and exited as adults.
    • Eight participants received skills training and education while at the centre – skills like general electrical, ceramics, carpentry and tailoring.
    • Six participants had been charged with defilement, three with stealing, two with assault and one with unlawful entry.
    • I have plans to open my shop to start an electrical business but I have got no help.

A call to do better

    • Comprehensive strategies for education, employment and financial support must be put in place to ensure that these youths can establish meaningful lives after release.
    • They need opportunities to start businesses or gain vocational skills that allow them to break free from poverty cycles.

Why arts degrees and other generalist programs are the future of Australian higher education

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Saturday, April 15, 2023
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The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond”.

Key Points: 
  • The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond”.
  • A review team is due to finish a draft report in June and a final report in December 2023.
  • There is a persistent idea that a generalist degree, such as a Bachelor of Arts, is less likely to land you a job when compared to a specific qualification.

Arts degrees do lead to jobs


    Research shows social science and humanities graduates are getting jobs after their studies. The 2022 Graduate Outcomes Survey found almost 73% of humanities, culture and social sciences graduates were working in a range of government, non-government and business roles within several months of graduating. This was an increase of 15% on the previous year, and was noticeably better than the overall average increase of just under 10%.

Why are we so fixated on ‘vocations’?

    • But the idea individuals train to learn a set of skills or knowledge that prepares them for one stable career is outdated.
    • Read more:
      The inequity of Job-ready Graduates for students must be brought to a quick end.

A new definition of ‘employability’

    • Along with the pandemic and climate change, we face increased global conflict, and important questions about how to support displaced peoples around the world and in our own region.
    • There is also growing anxiety about what artificial intelligence will mean for our lives and workplaces.
    • For example, leaders in the profession of social work have predicted the vocational degree may need to be replaced by agile skills.

This is where the generalist degree comes in

    • This is why the generalist degree has a big part to play in the emerging higher education landscape for graduates.
    • Generalist graduates learn to argue, debate, discuss, engage with ideas, write and present.

A bold idea

    • What if the upcoming Universities Accord decided that generalist degrees, not vocational qualifications, were the future for university learning in Australia?
    • This could see more public-private partnerships to increase work experience and practical opportunities during study.

Valuing young peoples’ choices

    • Young people want to engage in learning that will prepare them for futures we don’t yet see.
    • Valuing the generalist degree – with graduates able to enjoy learning, develop the courage to think, reflect, interpret, evaluate, humanise, respond and create – will give young people confidence and a sense of their own agency.