Imagine if all ICS & Trusts switched their financial models towards prevention & community investment. Acute hospitals overwhelmed by “demand” is a sign of our systemic failure to do this at scale & pace. Instead of pulling people out of the river let’s try to prevent falling in.

In this issue: 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 ADASS Devon County Council explains how effective collaboration between commissioners & providers can achieve significant results

bit.ly/2BdO22j PG 8
#ThankYouSocialCare

Sharing with you - East of England Adult Social Care report - Putting unpaid carers at the heart of care and support - adasseast.org.uk/download/3023/…

ADASS President Beverley Tarka launches a new web resource for councils to share good practice - the supporting carers hub:

supportingcarershub.co.uk

Health Innovation East NHS East of England NIHR CRN East of England East of England LGA ADASS Community Integrated Care Natasha Burberry

We are piloting our social connection survey in-person at Suffolk Libraries UK today!

We use in-person stalls to overcome challenges of digital exclusion.

Come and say hello!

#CommunityLedSupport spring festival is here again. It's free, it's online and an opportunity to learn more from network colleagues across the UK on local initiatives that are transforming care and support. ndti.org.uk/events/cls-spr…

'Kate and Derek will have a lasting impact...[on raising] the conversation about social care...' SCIE CEO, Kathryn talks to Good Morning Britain ahead of Kate Garraway's new documentary tonight. itv.com/watch/news/cos…
#SocialCare #UnpaidCarers

Thursday 21st March 2024
One of the biggest floral spectacles in Cambridge has just come into blossom for the first time at St John’s College. Lining both sides of Limes Avenue are expanses of Narcissus Jet Fire and February Gold Daffodils intermixed with Chionodoxa Blue Giant

In our 'Plumbing and Wiring' initiative, as well as exploring issues nationally we are supporting local work. Using a co-productive approach called 'working together for change', councils and citizens are working on some changes they want to make 👇

Have you seen that Skills for Care have released this practical guide aimed to encourage and enable good practice in adult social care international recruitment.

linkedin.com/posts/marktopp…

We've drawn out the key learnings from principle social workers (PSWs) who have been part of CQCProf local authority assessment pilots in a handy new guide to help others prepare for the process: local.gov.uk/publications/l…
ADASS #SocialWorkWeek2024

Natasha Burberry Sarah Burslem Sian Lockwood Simon Stockton ADASS Eastern Region Thanks Natasha Burberry for the opportunity to share and reflect. Link to stories below macintyrecharity.org/news-blogs/#se…

Join us for Wednesday for this webinar and find out about:
👉 the second national Safeguarding Adults Review analysis
👉 safeguarding homeless people in Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole.
👉 Research in Practice's Radical Safeguarding Toolkit - Homelessness
Book now: ow.ly/bEGa50QxPTm

BBC's Panorama tonight on the difficult choices for #socialcare leaders around supporting people in their community, as #localgov face under huge budget pressures

Power video challenging assumptions about disabled people

Such a great, encouraging and hope filled day. Exploring the culture shift needed to co-produce more human experiences of services and support for people who access care.

ADASS Eastern Region ΠJⓒ Natasha Burberry

#OverABrew at the heart of the @Adass_East regional challenge event. Cat and ΠJⓒ are here today bringing the lived experience learning from the regional #PuttingPeopleAtTheHeartForum

Natasha Burberry
ADASS