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Hansard to 13 November 2026 · 31,544 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Samantha Baron: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Samantha Baron
Interim chief executive, BASW
Aug 2026Sept 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026to date
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 21 Aug 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Samantha Baron: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Interim chief executive, BASW
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 22 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 21 Aug 2026
04 On the record · press
What Samantha Baron has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- communitycare.co.uk
Where Samantha Baron has been quoted
- BASW criticises lack of focus on social work in Covid report - Community Carecommunitycare.co.uk · 22 Oct 2026
- BASW made £870,000 loss last year, amid 8% membership fall - Community Carecommunitycare.co.uk · 21 Aug 2026
How we found the articles that name Samantha Baron: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics
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
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
Verbatim
“We are deeply disappointed and perplexed that the report makes scant reference to the experiences of social workers during the pandemic and the impact that a profound lack of guidance, resources and support had on them specifically.”
“Several major headwinds, such as sustained inflation and higher living costs, continue to affect all membership bodies leading to higher cancellation and lower renewal rates.”
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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