Last week the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, set out his commitment to reform adult social care and deliver a National Care Service.
'Why is the home we live in so important to us?', asks Tony Hunter, Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), in his latest post for the Social Care News blog. They are places where life happens …
'The drive towards person-centred care has never been stronger,' says National Voices Policy and Communications Advisor, Laura Robinson. But what could this actually mean for those receiving that care? Laura reminds us of the context informing this intent and signposts …
...of the Department of Health. The networks’ website includes new profiling tools for common mental health disorders, severe mental illness and neurology, as well as community mental health profiles. James...
The International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) conference ended three very positive days of presentations, discussion and debate in Old Trafford, Manchester last week. The final day witnessed some moving and impassioned presentations from leaders and expert clinicians from …
I'm the Chief Executive Officer for Changing Our Lives, a rights based organisation in the West Midlands. We've worked with over 650 young people and adults with learning disabilities and autism to produce a new national set of Quality of …
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on the draft regulations and guidance relating to provisions in part one of the Care Act which will come into effect in April 2015. The Department has worked collaboratively to develop the …
There are have been a number of landmark events in the mental health calendar in recent months: the launch of the mental health action plan (Closing the Gap), the Crisis Care Concordat and a review into police powers and the …
Almost 50 leading health, care and housing organisations have partnered up to transform public service delivery to promote people’s independence and wellbeing. Regular site visitors will already know that Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) is a national partnership which aims …
The Kent Innovation Hub, a network of organisations across health and social care with a goal to spread knowledge, tools and insights around integration, invite you to join their TweetChat on 4 June at 1.30pm The TweetChat will be a …
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 …