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.

A great personal pleasure for me last year was working with Warrington Council & the brilliant filmmaker Leighton Wise to tell stories about the diversity & value of adult social care in the town. Here's Dave's story: youtube.com/watch?v=o5YEfQ…

#SocialCare doesn't have to be this way. With imagination & will we can begin to grow a brighter future together, where we all get to live good lives in the place we call home. Please watch and share 👇 #SocialCare Future #OurFuture

Rob Mitchell Perhaps it should be split with a member of the public in receipt of Social Care! Now that would be coproduction.

I mentioned this in the Wed plenary. “Living good lives in the place we call home - An outline programme for the next government - Social Care Future” #SpringSeminar24 ⁦ADASS⁩ ⁦Helen Whately⁩ ⁦Andrew Gwynne MP⁩ ⁦Richard Humphries 💚⁩ socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/li…

Key points from new titit burghiu president ⁦Melanie Williams⁩ first speech lgcplus.com/politics/workf…

´Don’t just get us in afterwards’ says Hope Lightowler, Co-Chair Group & Lived Experience APPG warning co-production can’t be an afterthought, and that ´nothing about us without us’ describes genuine co-production #springseminar2024

Very pleased to be in the Promote the Vote session at #Springseminar24 RobMitch92⁩ ⁦Elaine James⁩ ⁦BASW⁩

#springseminar24 More here about the council community of support I talked about yesterday. A space outside of the day to day for support, inspiration & practical help & ideas to drive forward with Time to Act. Check flier if interested ⁦⁦ADASS⁩ socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/it…

Good discussion yesterday at #SpringSeminar24 on Time to Act 1 year on & the role of the new Reform Group in focussing & aligning action & policy advocacy. For delegates & others interested in the #socialcarefuture work on “Changing the Story” to date see socialcarefuture.org.uk/changing-the-s… ADASS

#springseminar24 Here is more about the great work with elected members in Wokingham I mentioned yesterday ⁦ADASS⁩ socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/si…

Check out the brilliant new supportingcarershub.co.uk which ADASS President Beverley Tarka has just launched at #springseminar24

I’m at the ADASS #springseminar24 Wed and Thursday. Plenary on Time to Act Wed and workshop on changing the social care story with North West ADASS Thurs. Available for chats and coffee at other times!

At ADASS⁩ #SpringSeminar24 we will be contributing to a plenary on the Time to Act Roadmap and reform group. In particular we will talk about joint efforts to build on the substantial work we have done to date on changing the story of social care 👇 socialcarefuture.org.uk/changing-the-s…

I’ve been thinking again about a place I call home because I’m in the process of finding a new place I call home.

⬇️ Here I reflect on how different that process is when someone also needs to draw on support at home to live a gloriously ordinary life.

gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

#socialcarefuture has launched #WhenIGetOld , a movement for a different care and support future
Angela Catley and Sian Lockwood are looking for allies to help create a movement for greater choice in the services and support available for people in older age
journalofdementiacare.co.uk/when-i-get-old

How to Build Public Support to Transform Social Care - Social Care Future #SpringSeminar24 ⁦ADASS⁩ socialcarefuture.org.uk/how-to-build-p…

How to Build Public Support to Transform Social Care - Social Care Future #SpringSeminar24 ⁦ADASS⁩ socialcarefuture.org.uk/how-to-build-p…

At ADASS⁩ #SpringSeminar24 we will be contributing to a plenary on the Time to Act Roadmap and reform group. In particular we will talk about joint efforts to build on the substantial work we have done to date on changing the story of social care 👇 socialcarefuture.org.uk/changing-the-s…