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 …
As Carers Trust CEO, Gail Scott-Spicer was delighted to see the Care Act, and the Children and Families Act come into force in 2015. As our Carers Strategy call for evidence enters its final weeks, Gail reflects on this consolidation …
The last time the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) had a Mental Capacity Act (MCA) film to promote, Practice Development Manager Hugh Constant posted about it on social media, whereupon a friend told him he wouldn’t watch, because the MCA wasn’t ‘about …
‘Being a senior or emerging leader intent on enabling better systems working across the health and social care sectors can be a lonely business,’ says Nicholas Bradbury, senior associate at the NHS Leadership Academy, as he leads the design and …
‘Although awareness of autism has increased in recent years, there are still considerable gaps in health and social care provision in the UK and elsewhere in the world’, explains Dr Silvana Unigwe, general practitioner and The Royal College of General …
It’s a fact of modern life that many of us will become carers at some point. For many of you that responsibility has come much sooner than you anticipated, but it is a responsibility you bear with compassion and love. …
With Armed Forces Day nearly upon us, Diane Palmer from Veterans First reflects on the support available for armed forces and military veterans. Whilst most serving personnel have successful careers in the military, for some the transition to civilian life presents new …
We're not a terribly newsy site here at the Social Care News blog but we are always happy to share information which is both positive and useful. The launch of a new guide supporting the provision of supported housing in the …
At the start of his caring journey, Ally Khodabocus didn't consider himself to be a carer: "I didn't even question it, I was a parent doing my job and doing what you are supposed to do. You have a child …
"It starts with a weekly shop and taking your parents to the odd hospital appointment, and then there are more and more appointments," explains Maggie Sanderson, one of a group of carers involved in the RiPfA project to develop resources for …
'Caring can be a mixed blessing', says Fatima Khan-Shah, Chair of Investors in Carers, as she introduces a Carers Charter - an initiative designed to help carers and organisations understand each other in the pursuit of improved support for carers, their families and …