Karen McCormick
@killaney
Founder @InCharge_HQ (better self-direction in social care) | Lived Experience Engagement Lead with IMPACT (https://t.co/7tLMstslZ4) | Views my own
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31-01-2011 08:26:10
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Fantastic day yesterday sharing learnings from the UK and Australia about how we can re-centralise power, preference and control to people self directing their own support. Thank you Meredithcoote Julie In Control Neil Crowther Karen McCormick Matthew Skinner (he/him/his) and Charlie Fountaine!
Exciting news! Our article, co-authored with Jon Glasby , detailing insights from our survey shaping IMPACT's design, is now published in the Care & Caring Jnl ! It's open access, so dive in and discover the foundation of our work! bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/…
.Ann Marie Penman from our #CoProduction Group contributed to the Scottish Parliament's scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) Act 2013. Empowering carers is crucial for an inclusive social care system!
Watch the session here: buff.ly/3JkKHht
We have 22 exciting new vacancies across IMPACT’s 2024/25 #Demonstrator and #Facilitator projects – join us and play a pivotal part in improving #AdultSocialCare
Find out more on the roles below and apply here: impact.bham.ac.uk/our-people/vac…
Closes midnight, Sunday 5th May [1/2]
Congratulations to Shared Lives Plus on being selected for phase 2 of our Tech for Better Care programme. To find out more, read our latest blog ⬇️
health.org.uk/news-and-comme…
twitter.com/ewandking/stat…
So excited to have progressed to Phase 2 of The Health Foundation's Tech for Better Care programme with In Control supporting co-production of a digital platform to transform the lives of people who direct their own support. inCharge #socialcarefuture Neil Crowther
carecity.org/transforming-l…
Engaging session and some stark statistics from Oonagh Smyth Skills for Care
Social care workforce make up 5% of all jobs in the UK employing more than the NHS.
The workforce strategy will help plug the “leaky bucket”
TSA (TEC Services Association) #ITEC2024
Great fun filming a video to showcase Dorothy & how it can help people living with dementia navigate their community independently. Thanks to our Community Board acting stars & Eastbury Manor House NT for hosting us. Longitude Prize on Dementia Ben Williams The London Video Co
Fantastic new projects from IMPACT enabling change and innovation in adult social care supported by The Health Foundation and Economic and Social Research Council and run by an also fantastic team Jon Glasby Ewan King et al 👏
We're developing a programme of work to grow the individual and collective power and influence of people who draw on support to live their lives across England. Find out more here: socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/gr… #SocialCareFuture #OurFuture
Please. Please Everyone. Please Read This Thread & Vote NO on Care #Referendum 42.B Which Places Constitutional Responsibility Exclusively on the Family