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Developing the evidence base for social work and social care practice

This report is intended to influence policy about the future and funding of social care research. It argues that modernisation requires a research infrastructure capable of shifting the basis of social care towards evidence-based policy and practice; the infrastructure should comprise a research workforce, funding and national, strategic priorities; and currently no such infrastructure exists to support social work and social care.

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Author: 
Peter Marsh
Mike Fisher
Publisher: 
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)