I’m proud to be a young carer
In the second of two blogs to mark Carers Trust’s Young Carers Awareness Day, we are proud to present this blog from Josie Higginson, a young carer since the age of 4. Now 12, Josie doesn’t really think of herself …
Care and support
No rest for young carers
Young Carers Awareness Day is the annual day of recognition for the UK's estimated 700,000 young carers. This year, Carers Trust shine a light on the high proportion of infant young carers suffering from broken sleep to help look after …
This working group was certainly expert in young people's mental health
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Paul Burstow, Posted on:
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Care and support, child protection, Consultations and surveys, Mental health
Being in care is like living in a fish bowl because you have to repeat the same story over and over again to different professionals This quote is from a young person, with whom Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) …
How do we deliver on the promise of integrated care?
“The closer integration of health and social care has been a goal for many years, receiving broad support across the political spectrum,” observes Deborah Rozansky, health and social care consultant and associate at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). …
‘Quality Matters’ in adult social care
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Professor Gillian Leng, Posted on:
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Care and support, Information sharing, Integrated care
In the summer of this year, a bold statement of intent was published setting out a single view of high quality adult social care. The creation of commissioners, providers, staff, national bodies and people who use services, their families and …
Carers rights: are you missing out?
Did you know there are 6.5 million people across the UK providing unpaid care for sick or disabled family members, friends or neighbours? Many will be missing out on vital practical and financial support which could have consequences for their …
A quick guide to intermediate care
Reablement, crisis response, home-based care, bed-based care… these are all terms that people who use services, their families and carers may not be familiar with. Well, they’re all types of intermediate care as it happens – but what does that …
Robo care
There were many interesting highlights and diversions at this year's National Children and Adult Services Conference in Bournemouth (#NCASC17), but as your dedicated Social Care News editor stepped onto the escalator to reach the upper levels of the venue, he …
After NCAS: young carers in the spotlight
We’re very grateful to Carers Trust’s Laura Bennett for drafting this blog on the train home from Bournemouth after “an exciting time joining colleagues at NCAS 2017 to share our joint work with Carers UK on Carer Passports.” We were …
NCAS 2017: A passport to support
Workshop: Working together to develop carer friendly communities Wednesday 11 October 12.10 – 1.10 Solent Hall "With an ageing population, and more people living longer with disabilities into older age, attention continues to turn to how we support this positive …