New VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance will promote co-design with communities
Hundreds of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations contributed their expertise and experiences to the Joint VCSE Review this year which recommended 28 changes to the way national and local government invests in - and works with - the …
Social care faces tough times, but its transformation is still possible
Every day, Ewan King’s colleagues gather news cuttings referencing issues affecting the social care sector and his organisation, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). On Tuesday 13 December, they were more eye catching than usual… I nearly dropped my spoon …
Staying well is not always easy - campaign highlights vital needs of older carers
Winter is well and truly with us now and with it comes the annual NHS campaign to ‘Stay well this winter’. It’s no surprise that older people – including carers (typically 65 and older) – are a significant target audience, …
Foresight not hindsight empowers carers
"‘If only I knew then, what I know now.’ This is something I often hear from carers, and indeed, it reflects my own experience of caring," confesses Heléna Herklots, Chief Executive of Carers UK, as this year's Carers Rights Day gets underway …
Supporting carers to enjoy fulfilling lives alongside caring
We would be utterly remiss if we did not feature the voices of real carers in the run up to Carers Rights Day. It is their needs and experiences which must inform any efforts by others to improve their health …
The exciting thing about listening
We’re gearing up for Carers Rights Day this Friday 25 November. As the Department of Health and its sector partners seek to raise the profile and effectiveness of support for unpaid carers, we are delighted to welcome back Healthwatch Essex’s Yvette Wetton …
Making the Carers Charter a reality: from vision into practice
“Caring for friends and family can be tough, especially if you’re a sandwich carer,” explains Fatima Khan-Shah, the driving force behind a new Carers Charter now launched in the Kirklees area. “You may be caring for your parents in law or your children …
NCAS 2016: Integrated commissioning and prevention
‘Prevention’ has become one of the most used – or perhaps even over-used - terms in both health and social care', says Ewan King, Director of Business Development and Delivery, Social Care Institute for Excellence, in our last pre-conference blog …
NCAS 2016: Market shaping duties - it’s all about relationships
Policy session: Market shaping – best practice and new ideas Wednesday 2 November, 12.30 – 1.15 Charter 2 ADASS National Policy Lead for Market Development and Commissioning, Bev Maybury joins our panel to remind us that the Care Act places …
NCAS 2016: A chance to share perspectives on improving mental health support for children and young people in care
Policy session: Improving the mental health and wellbeing of looked after and adopted children, young people and care leavers Wednesday 2 November, 3.45 – 4.45pm, Charter 2 Former Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) President Alison O’Sullivan joins psychiatric …