The social care sector welcomes the publication of the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for the health and care system, shaped in part by the ideas, concerns and lived experience of social cae colleagues. They have unique insights into community-based care and how it can help ease pressure on an overstretched system.
The Department of Health is working with Public Health England’s marketing team to develop an evidence-based communications strategy for social care reform. This involves communication not just with people with immediate care needs but also the wider population, many of …
If you didn't know it already, Tuesday 18 March is World Social Work Day. Promoted by the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), it's an opportunity to celebrate the great work and dedication of social workers around the world whilst …
What does a man taking his dog for a walk on a Cornish beach have to do with providing good health and social care? Evidence shows that where services, such as health and social care, are well coordinated or integrated, …
Do you know someone who has been providing amazing levels of care or gone above and beyond the call of duty in their job? Here on the Social Care News blog we know the care and support sector is teeming …
Adult social care is a rewarding and fulfilling career - that's the message of National Apprenticeship Week, currently underway and co-ordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service, with the full support of Skills for Care. It's an opportunity to increase awareness of …
As part of wider engagement and communications activity around the Better Care Fund, two further free regional, locally led events for people from across the health and system are being held in mid March. The events will include presentations and …
Today sees the launch of Lyn Romeo's new blog, hosted on GOV.UK, in which she pledges to comment regularly on "issues affecting social work" as she builds relationships "across government, the social work sector and the wider public, to help …
As part of our launch coverage for the new Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, we are very proud to host an acutely personal account of mental crisis from Michael J Bevan, County Councillor, Sherborne Rural Division, Dorset County Council. It …
The years 2001/02 were dark, bleak and dismal ones for me. My domestic life and career were both in turmoil, my marriage was breaking down, I had acute debt problems and was constantly bullied at work. They were months of …
Listen to Minister for Care and Support Norman Lamb, Metropolitan Police Commander Christine Jones and former boxer, now campaigner on mental health issues, Frank Bruno endorse the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat's aims on a visit to an NHS trust …