Mark Osterloh is a Senior Policy Manager at the Department of Health.
...and Thursday and a bit of Friday too! Yes, the National Children and Adult Services Conference (#NCASC18) returns to the Manchester Central social care scene as of Wednesday 14 November. If only we had a pair of maracas like Bez, …
If you had the chance, what would you tell your younger self? That’s a question posed on Respect Yourself’s website, a registered UK charity dedicated to helping young people make informed and independent decisions using the lived experience and acquired …
Workshop: Working together to develop carer friendly communities Wednesday 11 October 12.10 – 1.10 Solent Hall How can we improve the support we provide to today’s carers? The Department of Health Carers policy team is collaborating with sector partners to …
DH exhibition stand Q&A: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Thursday 12 October, 3.10 – 3.40 Exhibition Hall Up to an estimated 200,000 people in England lack the capacity to make decisions about their personal care or healthcare and may require Deprivation …
“Jurassic coast!” If Alan Partridge was, for some unfathomable reason, launching this year’s National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCAS), I’d like to think he might open with just such an exclamation of excitement, noting as he should the triumphant …
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) is currently working on the production of a digital care and support planning standard. Following a workshop, they are now conducting a survey for the final stages of the project and Social Care News …
We don't often put out straight news stories but this one features an important request. The Department of Health has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to improve identification of young carers. This is a key piece of work designed …
The Health Foundation, an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK, has £1.5 million available for up to 20 teams to test and develop innovative ideas to improve health care delivery …
We don't often post straight news stories or announcements on the Social Care News blog, but we will make the exception when we come across something useful and interesting. Over to the Health Foundation and their launch of a new …
Meet and greet: Wednesday 2 November, 1.15 – 2.15pm, DH Lounge (E30) Members of the Better Care Support team (BCST) will be attending this year’s National Children and Adults Services Conference (NCAS) on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd November. Rosie …