Helen Johns: A Duck Out of Water: Mum, dementia and care home life
In 2012 I was minding my own business – quite literally – running a small education consultancy. My world (and that of my two sisters) changed when our mum was…
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What are the risks of poor medication management?
Health and social care organisations must invest in professional medication management to protect patients from serious illness or fatality. All health and social care staff involved with patient medication should…
The Next Steps to put People at the Heart of Care
Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body of independent providers of adult social care, has today welcomed the Department of Health and Social Care’s ‘Next Steps to put…
Adult social care funding and workforce challenges discussed at parliamentary roundtable
Joint Press Release by Care England and Hft National learning disability charity Hft and Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body for independent providers of adult social care…
Ofgem Investigation – Professor Martin Green Interview on Sky News
In a recent letter to the Chancellor, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, on 14 March 2023, Ofgem, the government regulator for the electricity and downstream natural gas markets in Great…
One third of adult social care providers, including half of smaller organisations, consider exiting the market amid financial pressures, report reveals
Adult social care providers have urged the Government to work with them to put the sector on a sustainable footing in the face of unfunded rising costs and deepening workforce…
A missed opportunity
Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body for independent providers of adult social care in England, has today described the Spring Budget announced by the Chancellor as another…
Why Are We Stuck In Hospital?
Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body of independent providers of adult social care, today welcomes the new research from the University of Birmingham and the rights-based organisation…
apetito’ dietitians helping care homes tackle malnutrition for Nutrition & Hydration Week.
Having the right nutrition and hydration is essential to residents’ wellbeing, yet malnutrition is one of the most pressing nutritional issues care homes are facing. It’s estimated that some 35%…
A chance to spring forward
Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body for independent providers of adult social care in England, has appealed for the care sector to be properly recognised in the…
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in social care in the UK and how social care providers could use ChatGPT
What better way to start this blog by stating candidly (duty of candour) that in preparing this article, I asked ChatGPT to write me a 500 word blog on, “The…
Care England Policy Lecture at the University of Surrey
Our sector is often misunderstood, and oftentimes people without any links to social care have a very limited understanding of how the sector works and the problems it faces. Discussions…