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!
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 …
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.
Patients undergoing rehabilitation in care services now have access to homely ‘social hubs’. These dedicated areas, away from clinical wards, make use of unused spaces to provide environments where people can relax and socialise as they recover.
Arron Bolland is the Learning Development and Quality Manager at dementia care provider Vida Healthcare’s training centre, Vida Academy. He explains its role in finding new and innovative ways to support the care workforce with career progression and provide the highest quality of care to residents.
As a social care representative in the Topol Digital Fellowship, Preet Shergill, is committed to bridging the gap between offline and digital services and data, making sure social care professionals have equal access to transformative resources and opportunities. Find out more...
It’s been 18 months since the Digitising Social Care programme kicked off, delivering the 3-year £150m investment in digitally transforming the adult social care sector. Time to reflect on progress made...
"We were delighted to win the Nursing Times Nursing in Social Care Award for a project we are both passionate about. Funded by care provider Care UK and The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) in collaboration with Tympa Health, we researched ways to identify and treat hearing loss for people living in care homes."
Digital technology can improve care and efficiency – but a cyber attack can devastate a care provider. This National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Mel Judd, South West Regional Coordinator for Better Security, Better Care, outlines some essential issues care providers should consider.
Shantelle Million-Lawson leads the digital transformation workstream within the Digitising Social Care team, where her role includes the rollout of our adult social care technology fund. Prior to joining the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) she worked in digital transformation for a residential care provider group. In this blog, Shantelle gives an update on the care technology funding offer following its launch in April 2023.