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!
This week (7 - 13 December) is Social Care Commitment Week 2015, marking two years since the first social care employers and employees made their commitments to delivering high quality, compassionate care. To celebrate the success of the commitment, Skills …
Sometimes, the power of an idea transcends the barriers to its realisation. The second Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat summit, held last week at the Oval in south London, was a time for the great and the good of mental …
Even the most dedicated and upbeat of social workers must feel frustrated at times by the attention given to negative stories involving social work. So often it’s the problems that get top billing, not the individuals working hard to resolve …
At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), The Mental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Clinical Academic Group (MHOAD, CAG) have developed some unique ways to involve their service users and carers in the development and oversight of …
Today, representatives from the health and care sector, the police, the charity and voluntary sector, and government are gathering at the Oval in Vauxhall, South London to discuss, debate and celebrate the work of the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat. …
Late last year, the Department of Health, NHS England and Public Health England commissioned a review of the role of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sectors in delivering health and care. The review has an advisory group made …
A new report serves as a call to action to help people with dementia live well at home for longer. 'Dementia and homecare: driving quality and innovation', part of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, presents a series of innovative …
In a follow up to Dr Sam Bennett's blog of 30 September, just a brief reminder that our good friends at Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) are seeking your views on their latest online resource to support personalised care and …
Alistair Burt, the Minister for Community and Social Care, spoke today at The King's Fund’s ‘Improving mental health outcomes for children and young people’ event. Six months on from the publication of Future in mind – the Government’s report of …
NCAS 2015, like the Bournemouth coast, is now receding in our memories, but unlike Dorset and Hampshire’s Jurassic extremities - on the evidence of this conference at least - there has been no erosion in the collective will to engage, …