Last week the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, set out his commitment to reform adult social care and deliver a National Care Service.
Whilst there has been much talk around better integration of health and care services (as evidenced by the £3.8 billion integration innovation fund launched earlier this year), a vital component of this enterprise is the promotion and support of personalised …
I was really pleased to read the words of my colleague Jon Rouse about the success of the Social Care Commitment. I was lucky enough to be involved in its development with Skills for Care and other sector leaders, as …
Last week’s National Children and Adult Services Conference 2013 (NCAS), proved a fruitful and engaging exercise for many delegates. This gathering of the care and support sector’s great and the good in Harrogate, North Yorkshire gave Department of Health ministers, …
In this post, Dr Trisha Macnair provides a case study around the diagnosis of dementia, and the particular challenges when a person’s spouse has a more apparent physical condition receiving more attention. She explains the value a timely diagnosis can bring to …
Post-diagnostic support for people with dementia and their carers is a crucial element of dementia care, not only to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and their...
We heard Norman Lamb yesterday afternoon talking about the new landscape for health and care. He spoke about the need to transform services, create person centred care, of the challenges...
There’s a joke going around the policy circuit that, at the end of time there will only be two things left: cockroaches and a couple of people trying to work...
At the Department of Health we’re always keen to do what we can to ensure policy initiatives maintain a constant and positive momentum. It’s another reason we are looking forward to NCAS and the chance to update delegates – and …
We may have a dedicated Department of Health lounge area at NCAS this year, but there will be no lounging about by DH policy colleagues as we prepare to deliver breakfast sessions, workshops and ‘meet and greets’ across the three …
Jon Rouse, the Department of Health's Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, uses his latest blog to express his enthusiasm and hopes for real engagement and discussion at this year's National Children and Adult Services conference …