Beyond barriers to better information sharing in health and care
As life expectancy increases, so too does the number of people living with long-term and complex conditions. Meeting their needs has become a challenge in recent years, with many relying on a wide range of different services to receive the …
Help set the agenda for adult social work research
At the end of last year, the non-profit making research initiative the James Lind Alliance (JLA) announced a ground-breaking survey to determine the kind of research focus needed to improve adult social work in England. The survey was launched by …
Involving people living with dementia in their care
Dementia is a highly complex and challenging condition that presents itself differently from person to person - a fact health and care professionals are acutely aware of as they seek to provide the very best treatment and support they can. …
Getting the message
If you had the chance, what would you tell your younger self? That’s a question posed on Respect Yourself’s website, a registered UK charity dedicated to helping young people make informed and independent decisions using the lived experience and acquired …
#DataShare4Care: share your stories with the PRSB
To mark the NHS’s 70th anniversary, the Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has launched a new Twitter campaign to illustrate the importance of information sharing across health and social care. Helene Feger, PRSB’s Strategy, Communication and Engagement Director reveals the …
Be carer aware!
As the Department of Health & Social Care launches the eagerly anticipated Carers Action Plan, it’s a welcome return to Social Care News for our very good friend, Fatima Khan-Shah. Creator of a Carers Charter and tireless campaigner for greater …
Home comforts
It’s a welcome return to the DHSC Social Care News blog for the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)’s Chief Executive Tony Hunter. This time he wants to remind you of a marvellous mutual care and support scheme which is …
How digitalised care planning could support my son and others like him
Stella Smith’s son Andrew has needed considerable ongoing support since the age of four when he was diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition. Ever since then, one of the greatest challenges for Stella and her family has been getting the …
Integrated care must focus on people not structures
SCIE’s Ewan King suggests that, when it comes to integration, some individuals, businesses, and health and social care organisations spend too much time talking about structures and not enough about people. Time to reverse that ratio! This is certainly the …
Designing services for people living with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges
We bring you another in the series of blogs from our friends at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. This time, Jonathan Senker, Chair of the Committee for the NICE guideline on learning disabilities and Chief Executive for …