We have a lemon, let’s make lemonade
Communications Opportunities in Covid, The lemon to lemonade phrase is a hackneyed one my grandmother used to say to me when things went wrong. But we have all had over…
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On the one hand the basics. On the other hand, aspire to the care home of the future
I am in the midst of two projects which are pulling me in different directions, or at least that’s what I thought. On the one hand I have just recorded…
Communications: Lessons from the pandemic?
A fascinating report has just been released by Future Care Capital (FCC) and Ipsos MORI on the use of social media analysis by frontline workers during the first wave of…
Intelligent Automation
Talk of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often not realistic for those of us working in care. The definition of AI, as I understand it, is that inanimate objects learn to…
Data in the Time of Pandemic
Data collection has become a major political issue during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the early part of this crisis the only meaningful figures everyone knew for certain were the number…
What does Digital Social Care Mean
I am a digital social care consultant. I have often struggled to describe what exactly that means and what Digital Social care is. One of the best ways to explain…
The White Paper and Adult Social Care: Care England’s Initial Response
This week, Care England submitted its response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into the Health and Care White Paper. Similarly, we, too, wrote to Matt Hancock regarding…
We’ll meet again
By Rachel Griffiths, Consultant in the Mental Capacity Act and Human Rights Law. | In spring, our lives overtaken by the pandemic, we all found our inner war time spirit…
‘The Care Workers’ Charity: Covid Crisis and Response’
Karolina Gerlich (Executive Director of The Care Workers’ Charity) on the pandemic’s devastating impact on the social care workforce, and how the charity is supporting our social care heroes through…
Has the pandemic launched recruitment into tomorrow’s world?
by Dave Beesley, Talent Director, Cohesion Recruitment. | The care sector in the UK has been right there on the frontline since March and continues to fight a courageous battle…
Data‚ What is it good for?
Easy to respond “Absolutely nothing” parodying Frankie Goes to Hollywood circa 19841 ‚Ķ but heh let’s consider it a bit more. I think we are all in social care tired…
Where now for NHSX – Failing fast?
People who have heard me speak will know how complimentary I have been about NHSX – how it has taken up the cudgel and run with it – providing leadership…