Shared Lives: mutually assured support
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Carers
Delegated healthcare: the journey continues
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Deborah Sturdy and Oonagh Smyth, Posted on:
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Care and support, Carers, Leadership
Right care, right place, right time As the conversations about delegated healthcare continue to evolve, the messaging remains clear. Delegation of healthcare activities is happening across adult social care and has been for many years. These voluntary guiding principles support …
Change NHS: your chance to make social care part of the conversation
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Deborah Sturdy, Posted on:
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Care and support, Carers, Communities, Innovation, Workforce
This week, the Department of Health and Social Care, in partnership with NHS England, launches the biggest national conversation about the state of the NHS in its 76-year history. Social care voices invited!
Empowering diversity in social care: celebrating Black History Month
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Olu Ogunbuyide, Posted on:
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Carers, Communities, Diversity, Innovation, Technology and data, Uncategorised
As we celebrate Black History Month, it’s important to reflect on the rich history and achievements of black professionals across health and social care. It also gives us time to reflect on the ongoing need to create more inclusive and …
New e-learning tool puts prevention first in social care
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Deborah Sturdy and Professor Jamie Waterall, Posted on:
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Care and support, Carers, Guidance, Information sharing, Innovation, Technology and data, Workforce
The social care workforce plays a hugely important role in public health. A new e-learning resource, will help care colleagues increase their knowledge and confidence in public health approaches across a variety of care settings.
Getting a head start on flu and other infections
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Deborah Sturdy, Posted on:
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Care and support, Carers, coronavirus, Workforce
The 18th century American philosopher, statesman and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin, famously said: “…in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” In the 21st century, we can add flu and covid infections to the list, so we need to be ready for them.
Welcoming a new Government and what this means for adult social care
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Deborah Sturdy, Posted on:
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Care and support, Carers, Diversity, LGBT+ awareness, LGBTQ+, Uncategorised
The votes have been cast and the country has spoken. The new Government is now busy setting out its priorities and future direction as set out in its election manifesto. As a sector, adult social care will be adjusting to …
Unpaid carer's leave: your right to look after yourself
Caring at home and work is tough I know from my own experience how challenging it can be juggling a busy work life and looking after a family member, in my case my mum at the end of her …
Real world expertise shapes the very best care
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Raf Hamaizia, Posted on:
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Care and support, Carers, Communities, Diversity, Workforce
Experts by Experience are people with lived experience of using, or caring for someone who has used, health and or social care services. Discover how their insights help provide truly person-centred care.
An opportunity to grow shared living
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Jess Jackson, Heather Thomson and Rebecca Viney-Wood, Posted on:
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Care and support, Carers, Communities, Social care reform
"At Shared Lives Plus, we oversee two models of shared living: Homeshare, and Shared Lives. Shared Lives is a simple concept; it is a person-centred model which matches people who need support with those who can give it."