What happens if social care doesn’t change? Well it surely has no chance of attracting the 540,000 extra staff the report says will be needed by 2040. A wide-ranging workforce strategy, developed by the sector and supported by govt, is the only thing that will get it there.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ NOW OFFERING A 14 DAY FREE TRIAL⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enrol your care home onto the Mouth Care Training Plan, where you will receive full circle support from our team of dental care professionals 🦷 We'll train & provide ongoing support to care staff & oral champions with all aspects

Widespread failure risk in adult social care without action, Government told | The Independent ⁦Homecare Association⁩ independent.co.uk/news/uk/govern…

Social care is at a tipping point: The government either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care. Millions will be affected by loss or reduction in access to care and support. NHS waiting lists will increase if social care services decrease. Homecare Association mahalsa.co.uk/services-will-…

💚 It’s time to fully fund social care; our NHS depends on it. To #SaveSocialCare from collapse, we need £2 billion more in funding. 💷 📢 Repost to help spread the word. Together, we can make a difference. 💚 #ProvidersUnite

For the last 5 months, I’ve spoken to Rosy as she’s fought for care. Motor neurone disease means she needs a ventilator and feeding tube and yet she has been denied 24/7 carers. Rosy is now losing her voice but wants to speak out. We should all listen.  theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

You can now take part in a survey as part of evidence for the Palliative & EoLC Commission. Open to all …clinicians, researchers, families, carers. Please share widely & encourage groups you have contaxt with to have a say. palliativecarecommission.uk/submit-written…

What obstacles prevent you or your care service from completing oral care training? Please share 🙏 #PollOfTheDay

Care providers set to descend on Westminster next month mol.im/a/14350995 via Mail Online Thank you to Kamal Sultan for highlighting why ‘a day where people can come together and show the public the importance and value of social care.’

🚨 15 DAYS TO GO! 🚨 On Feb 25, 2025, we’re gathering in Parliament Square Gardens, London, to demand urgent funding for social care. 📊 Social care in numbers: 👩‍⚕️ 1.6M employed 🤝 1.2M supported via councils 💷 £2.36 return per £1 spent

🚨 JUST 14 DAYS TO GO! SOCIAL CARE NEEDS YOU 🚨 In two weeks, we’re marching in London to demand fair funding for social care. The sector faces a £2.8B funding gap, without urgent action, care providers will close.

Do you work in a care home in NE London, or do you work with care homes? Do you care about delivering the best possible care in this setting? Join our The Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) about a "Care Home Living Lab" for NE London on 10th March in Ilford. eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we-b…

New paper in Soc Sci & Medicine in which Natalie Armstrong, Chris Williams and I argue that at times of deterioration care home residents are seen as ‘out of place’ in both care home and hospital settings doi.org/10.1016/j.socs… [1/5] 🧵

Do you work with older people living in care homes using technology? Do you have ideas of how technology could help you deliver care? Complete our NIHR Healthtech Research Centre survey to help us work out what technologies to evaluate in this setting: forms.office.com/e/4tnrpKhLgy

Are you an undergrad student who is interested in health and social care research? Do you know someone who is? We have 3 paid NIHR Undergrad internships available. Please share this with people who you be interested. The deadline is this Friday (16th) lnkd.in/eP8dA_st

This is so important. If you have been affected at all by restrictions in any health or care settings and have followed us over the last 5 years, please email your MP, ask them to attend - we have a template letter ready - email [email protected] and we can send it

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Today we released a song to honour homecare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic, to mark the end of the Care Sector Module of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry I gave a closing statement on behalf of Homecare Association which you can find here: homecareassociation.org.uk/resource/our-c…