The point has been made for this conference – and those before it – that it’s all very well for the health and care sector to meet, discuss and debate the great policy issues of the age, but we must …
Chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) Lord Michael Bichard opens his debut blog with a bold statement: “As a commissioner I am satisfied if community-led groups can demonstrate that they are identifying, engaging and benefiting people at …
"The first NCAS conference since the General Election looks set to be packed with discussion and debate around many of the important changes and opportunities coming to the adult and children’s social care sectors," says Izzi Seccombe, Councillor and Chair …
New guidance to support integrated and person-centred care for people with health and social care needs has just been launched reveals TLAP's Programme Director Dr Sam Bennett. Personalised care and support planning (PC&SP) is part of a different relationship being …
As demand for health services escalates and budgets continue to come under intense scrutiny, there is increasing need for local authorities and the NHS to do more to help people look after their own health and wellbeing. Matthew Clift, Project Manager …
Introducing the Prevention Library: a resource bringing together details and examples of prevention services across England. In her debut blog, Project Lead Jen Collieson explains the thinking behind another valuable product developed and deployed by the Social Care Institute of …
Over the last few weeks, Sharon Allen, Skills for Care's Chief Executive, has enjoyed visiting a number of social care services across England. She found the striking common feature to be a total commitment by staff to high quality person-centred …
Recently, a colleague of Ewan King, Director of Business Development and Delivery, at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), received a call from a carer. They wanted to know how to access social care services. Ewan says this happens …
Last week, Anna McEwen, Director of Support & Development, Shared Lives Plus and our Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt, spent a sunny Friday afternoon with some amazing Shared Lives carers and the people they support. Following a short …
Dr Catherine Needham, Reader in Public Policy and Public Management at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, assesses the virtues of micro-enterprises in the delivery of good care and support services... Barbara works on her own, providing help …