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Tim Parkin

Tim Parkin is a Senior Policy Advisor at Think Local Act Personal. Previous roles have included social care policy and strategy, partnership working, and commissioning at local, regional and national levels.

Care Workforce Pathway: the role of lived experience

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People collaborating and generating ideas

Social care colleagues will have better training, clearer career paths and improved job prospects following the announcement of government plans to develop the domestic care workforce. Think Local Act Personal's Tim Parkin explains how his organisation helped gather views from care colleagues and others to inform the Pathway's shape.

Telling it how it is

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Care and support, Communities, Consultations and surveys, coronavirus
Connecting jigsaw pieces

A few months ago, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP)'s Tim Parkin wondered whether their insight group was a foolhardy enterprise or demonstrated remarkable foresight. With the publication of the group’s report into the effects of the pandemic on people who access care and support, as seen through the lens of personalisation, he offers a few observations on the journey and thoughts for the future.