If we’re going to place social care at the heart of communities, and communities at the heart of social care, we have to stop talking about people “accessing the community” and start talking about communities where everyone belongs. #RewritingSocialCare rewritingsocialcare.blog/community

CASCAIDr CIC has launched! We aim to be your preferred destination for the best information & analysis about any concerns regarding legal rights or disputes to do with social care funding and packages - or associated health funding from the NHS. Join us! buff.ly/46IceTr

The ADASS East emerging practice reports and videos for 2023/24 are now available as a publication on a page with clickable links. Over 50 case studies in this year’s report for 23/24. Find all the publications on a page in this link: adasseast.org.uk/?s=Publication…

As ever, Alison Holt frames social care through the experience of people who rely on it , which makes political indifference look like a disconnect with our shared humanity…

Let’s take a critical look at this question: “How can we encourage more people to engage with our service?" This sort of question leads so many public services and charities to a dead end. Savvy practitioners don't 'get' people to engage. Instead, they listen to what they are

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WE DON’T HAVE A HEALTH PROBLEM, WE HAVE A VILLAGE PROBLEM Post-industrial societies often lack the social embeddedness that citizens require to fully participate in the civic, environmental, and economic life of their communities. Such erosion of the social fabric represents a

📢 New Blog: "HAPI Zones? More Orwell than Beveridge" 📢 ⁦Brendan Martin⁩ & I offer an challenging critique the IPPR Commission's recent report on health & prosperity: *Our Greatest Asset*. We’d love to hear your thoughts. communityrenewal.learnworlds.com/blog/oct2024

Re-reading Hilary Cottam brilliant lecture to The Health Foundation & struck by this in particular as The Labour Party contemplate a National Care Service Andrew Harrop Stephen Kinnock #socialcarefuture

And this... which makes me even angrier to see a leading figure in the homecare field doing all they can to try to undermine the growth of small-scale, personalised, creative and relational models of support that so many prefer if they have the option.

Speaking like this about care workers displays staggering ignorance & disrespect for their vital role.

Scottish government has managed to blow £28m so far on devising a National Care Service. Meanwhile, 20% of care homes have closed in the last decade and delayed hospital discharges have hit a record high. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

World Smile Day today, it’s nice to know our children make people smile.

Good to hear from and speak to Wes Streeting tonight. Glad to hear him confirm social care is important in its own right

Join us on Monday 25 November at County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY for a FREE event which aims to support you with care and support plans for yourself or your loved ones. Register here: orlo.uk/VQ9AC

The Blackdown Support Group do fantastic work to help those who would otherwise be isolated in our rural areas. They thoroughly deserve the The King's Award, recognising the dedication of their volunteers and the difference they make to people's lives. blackdownsupportgroup.org.uk

I’ve only just spotted this interesting piece by Donald Macaskill on lessons from Australia for #socialcare reform. His 4 key drivers are 1. Having an independent commission 2. Setting up bipartisan negotiations 3. Inclusive, stakeholder-led design 4. Agreeing a long-term vision.

At Birmingham University yesterday a group came together focussed on ensuring that the proposed national care standards start from what matters to people who draw on social care. We invite contributions from others with this goal Thread👇 1/

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