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!
There’s still time to give your views on the government review of legislation on how police support people experiencing mental health crises. This review is designed to clarify and improve crisis care for people detained under Sections 135 and 136 …
Is your integrated care programme making a difference to people’s lives? Do you have powerful local stories to share? Stories and case studies from the points of view of people who use health or social care services play a crucial …
Public services work best when they tap into our collective humanity, says Hilary Cottam, Chief Executive and founder of Participle, an organisation working to create new types of public services and seeking a redefinition of the welfare state... These are …
This Wednesday, 21 May at 7.30pm, NHS Improving Quality (NHSIQ), in association with the Innovation Unit, invites you to join a simultaneous Google Hangout and tweetchat, chaired by @helenbevan, in which anyone can take part. Are you interested in integrated care, what …
In his latest blog post for Social Care News, ADASS President David Pearson robustly defends government and sector partners’ pursuit of better integrated health and care, whilst recognising the tough challenges ahead. Now, he believes, is the time for focus …
As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close, Sarah Garner, Associate Director of Delivery, NHS Newham Clinical Commissioning Group, looks back at five days of engagement with young people on the mental health issues that matter most to them. …
Even those of us working in communications for a living can sometimes forget the rules of Plain English. And when we find ourselves speaking to a particular audience, such as the care and support sector, the temptation to lapse into …
Are we more anxious as a nation? Are the years of austerity, threats of terrorism, worries about our health and the privations of old age taking their toll - more so than in previous generations? Whatever the reality, the Mental …
We all recognise that adult social care is a vital service for many older and disabled people. Dr Glen Mason, Director of Social Care Leadership and Performance, Department of Health, explains why a caring, skilled and valued adult social care …
Thank you very much for responding to the Department of Health and Public Health England’s call for evidence. We were delighted that, in addition to councils, charities and other institutions who provided information, individual members of the public took the …