AMHPs to stage walkout as social work strike action hits sixth council within a year

Strike action involving social workers will hit a sixth local authority in England within 12 months this weekend.
Approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) in Cumberland Council’s urgent care team will stage a 48-hour walkout from 15-17 March in protest against the authority’s decision not to regrade their role.
According to their union, the GMB, the practitioners requested a regrading in July 2022 – when services were run by the former Cumbria County Council – in the