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Hansard to 13 November 2026 · 31,544 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Joanna Macdonald: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Joanna Macdonald
Chief executive, National Social Work Agency
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 17 Mar 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Joanna Macdonald: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief executive, National Social Work Agency
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 26 Jun 2026
- First quoted
- 17 Mar 2026
04 On the record · press
What Joanna Macdonald has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- communitycare.co.uk
Where Joanna Macdonald has been quoted
- Boost to social work student numbers in Scotland - Community Carecommunitycare.co.uk · 26 Jun 2026
- National Social Work Agency launches in Scotland - Community Carecommunitycare.co.uk · 17 Mar 2026
How we found the articles that name Joanna Macdonald: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics
NHS & care workforce/staffing
- NHS workforce
- staff shortages
- nursing shortage
- nurse recruitment
- care workforce
- care worker pay
- social care workforce
- NHS long term workforce plan
Also searched with “NHS workforce” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for NHS & care workforce/staffing
Adult social care & reform
- adult social care
- social care reform
- social care funding
- Casey Commission
- care cap
- Dilnot
- charging reform
- Care Act
Also searched with “adult social care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Adult social care & reform
Verbatim
“The National Social Work Agency wants to increase the diversity of routes into Scottish social work to boost graduate numbers and widen access to individuals at different stages of their working life and from a variety of socio-economic and professional backgrounds.”
“We're absolutely committed to supporting social work to ensure a skilled and sustainable workforce in Scotland, and the agency is accountable to Scottish ministers for the standard of our work and there are high expectations around that.”
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics, not necessarily citing them directly.
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- Call for more support for children's hospices hit by NI hikeBBC
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