We have launched our 2024 election briefing! At this critical time, there are five key areas for action to improve adult social care, create a system that better meets people’s needs and help us all lead the lives we choose Find out more here: impact.bham.ac.uk/2024/06/07/202…

If you're protesting this weekend, it's vital you know your rights Save these bust cards, share with others, write phone numbers on your arm, look for legal observers if you need assistance and remember to say "no comment" without a lawyer Keep yourselves and each other safe

Stephen Flynn gets two rounds of applause in less than 90 seconds by completely debunking 10 years of "race to the bottom" anti-migrant politics.

NEW: Families with children have been hit the hardest by tax and benefit changes since 2010. Read Tom Waters and Tom Wernham’s #GeneralElection report on the distributional impact of tax and benefit reforms since 2010, funded by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust: ifs.org.uk/publications/d…

Great to be Alliance MBS today discussing how AI-powered knowledge can help and hinder productivity in Adult Social Care

This week is #CoProductionWeek, hosted by SCIE! Find out more about what’s on this week here:, including a workshop we're running scie.org.uk/co-production/… #CoProduction #CoProWeek

Last week the new Secretary of State for Health & Social Care & Minister of State for Social Care were confirmed. Pre-election we spoke to Luke, a member of our #CoProduction group, & his mum Emma about what they think needs to change in the next 10 years irrespective of politics

We are recruiting! Two Facilitators, one Demonstrator, and Local Network Coordinators Check out our vacancies page buff.ly/3LVEIkP #IMPACTFacilitators #IMPACTDemonstrator

If you work in a sport or leisure setting but don’t feel confident to support people affected by dementia, our online course might be just the thing! adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/wp-content/upl…

We are looking for organisations that will work with us in 2025-26 - these organisations will host one of our IMPACT Demonstrator or Facilitator projects, or take part in one of our IMPACT Networks Applications close on Wednesday 20 November buff.ly/3XB2U29

Book now for our November course!! If you want to be part of our online course on ‘Championing physical activity for people affected by dementia’, see our flyer and get in touch. adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/wp-content/upl…

Interested in methodological concerns in dementia research like involving people with dementia, using methods that are not ideal in highlighting key features of intervention context and complexity; then explore our new opinion article InterdemEurope frontiersin.org/journals/demen…

Join IMPACT and @bild_tweets for a free webinar to launch the film "Homes not Hospitals: The Impact of Missed Opportunities." on the 14th of October. The event will explore human rights issues in long-term hospital stays and offer practical solutions. Featuring experts and

A group of our student researchers @WorcesterDS are running the Cardiff Half Marathon this weekend in aid of a missing persons charity Missing People – good luck! 🍀 Find out more 👉 ow.ly/oq3R50TzWaa #WorcesterUni

Why all randomised controlled trials produce biased results tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

🚨 Paid discussion for people with lived experience of adult social care 🚨 🔹 What does "scaling" mean? 🔹Can it improve care and support? 🔹Why does your voice matter? 📅 Friday 2nd May ⏰11am – 12.30pm 📍Online 💰 You will be paid £25 Register 👉 forms.office.com/e/fnFVTbpsfj

New Publication! Our research highlights factors that could inhibit or support the adoption of community-based dementia interventions into routine practice at scale. mdpi.com/3311038 #mdpibehavsci via Behavioral Sciences MDPI

🛑 STOP THE CRIME AND POLICING BILL It will further criminalise poverty, and make it harder for people to protest It’s back in Parliament in September Share this video to let people know what’s at stake #ProtectProtest #PovertyIsNotACrime

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Labour has a lot to celebrate this week. Not all of it made the papers, but there was plenty of good news for progressives. 8 important changes: