Happy New Year! I hope every adult social care colleague, carer and those accessing care and support had a lovely Christmas and welcomed in 2026 with rest, reflection and renewed energy.
Shared Lives can offer fantastic outcomes for individuals, attests Community Catalysts Director, Jane Atherton. I believe Shared Lives is unique. The service matches people who need support to live their lives with individuals and families, promoting the development of true …
It shouldn’t be the case, but the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors too often seem the unsung heroes of the care and support system. As the move towards greater integration of health and care services continues, it is within …
Today is Time to Talk Day – a day encouraging us all to open up and share our mental health concerns. What better day than this to post a guest blog on suicide prevention? Dr Caroline Dollery is Clinical Director …
“The protection of our children is crucial,” says Tom Burnett, Child Health Programme Manager at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). In his first blog for Social Care News, he explains how his organisation’s work on information sharing …
In her debut blog for Social Care News, Rose De Paeztron, Practice Development Manager at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), sees much to commend in the Care Act reforms. Can you imagine, twenty years ago, legislation setting down …
Investing early in prevention in adult social care can reduce or delay the need for costly crisis intervention or care services – a new online information resource has arrived to support people’s independence and help them live well for longer. …
Remember the first sporting event you went to? How did you get there? Who took you? Who was competing? Who won? Tony Jameson-Allen, Co-founder and Director of the Sporting Memories Network explains how their current projects are using fond memories …
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce, co-chaired by the Department of Health (DH) and NHS England (NHSE), has led and encouraged conversations with service commissioners, providers and users to better understand the needs of young people with mental …
David Pearson, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) offers his personal view on A&E pressures and the need for social care to be properly funded and integrated with local health services – a need already …
A brief Personal Independence Payment (PIP) update from our good colleagues at the Department of Work and Pensions. From 26 January 2015, PIP natural reassessment is being extended to some existing DLA claimants living in postcode areas beginning G (Glasgow), …