latest blogs...
Two out of three common care technology delivery approaches are under achieving
Looking back and looking forward to the next ten years- including publication of the NHS Long Term Plan and Social Care Green Paper
Billion-pound care deals reveal a threatened sector
Blog from Anne Jarrett, Strategic Director, Health and Social Care Integration at Local Partnerships : The Price of Peas
Update from the End of Life Care Network - November 2018
“I live in a community where everybody recognises that we all have a role to play in supporting each other in times of crisis and loss. People are ready, willing and confident to have conversations about living and dying well and to support each other in emotional and practical ways” Ambition Six John Powell blogs on the recent activity of the End of Life Care Network...
The role of digital innovation in effectively managing the fragile care provider market
Presidents Blog: Returning to a flurry of Green Paper activity!
Local Micro-markets: Into the “Difficult – but Worth It” Box?
The power of personal stories
John Powell updates on the latest from the End of Life Care Network...The power of personal stories as an enabler for effective change never ceases to amaze me. The roll out of the Personal Health budget programme is no exception to this rule https://www.england.nhs.uk/personal-health-budgets/phbs-in-action/patient-stories/. However, in order to further build momentum dedicated champions who are able to share these personal stories widely and allow others to understand what it is like to walk in their footsteps are required.
If everything is a priority, nothing is a priority
Impressions of New Zealand healthcare - Brian Parrott's thoughts
President's Blog: The Importance of 'Disruptive Influences' in the evolution of health and social care
ADASS Blog – Reflections of a former DASS
We're only human after all
How the home can enable independence for people with learning disabilities
Do androids dream of social care?
ADASS View: Do older people relate to children magically?
New information sheets - How dementia-friendly technology can improve lives
New Year Update from End of Care Co-Lead John Powell
Getting your name out there
Are you making these 5 mistakes with your care technology service?
Young people need to be focus of recruitment initiatives
Making the most of local media opportunities
Blog...NCAS 2017
Margaret Willcox Presidential Address - National Children's and Adults' Conference 2017
The Office of the Public Guardian is 10 years old
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) supports me in carrying out the legal functions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). The MCA protects people in England and Wales who may not have the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves, such as their health and financial affairs.This October OPG celebrates its tenth anniversary. OPG was established by the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) in 2007 and has since become the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ’s) fastest growing executive agency.
Winter Blues
Motherhood and apple pie….or is it?
Eating the elephant: Five principles for every overwhelmed DASS
John Powell blogs on his activity as ADASS End of Life Care Co-Lead
The LondonADASS EoLC network continues to collaborate with Macmillan, North London Hospice, St Joseph’s Hospice and Jewish Care in developing The Preparation Star. This tool will support professionals who are caring for people in the last year of life by illustrating individuals’ progress towards their goals on the points of a star. The Preparation Star is now being piloted at a number of sites and I will keep you updated as and when the findings are released. Visit The Outcomes Star website for more information.
Toxic mix of DTOCs and A&E
Exploiting digital technology – ‘Going Digital’ resource launched for housing and social care colleagues
Top up fund allocation will determine whether services are surviving or thriving
Tipping over the edge or coming back from the brink?
Will accountable care drive responsible behaviour?
Four possible futures: the role of IT in integrated health and social care
By Mark Raeburn, Managing Director, Capita OneIt seems as if everyone is talking about the integration of social care and health at the moment. And for good reason. When professionals can work in a truly integrated way, vulnerable adults can be better supported, even in a climate of stretched resources.The Four Futures for Health and Social Care Report considers four potential future landscapes for integrated health and social care, examining scenarios of centralised and devolved frameworks. A further associated report considers the role of software systems and related technology in making these four possible futures a reality. Let’s take a quick look at what this might encompass.
Ironing out the data wrinkles
As ADASS looks forward to the Annual Spring seminar, now becoming a regular austerity event in Yarnfield, the report published in April by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) National Standards, Local Risks: The Geography of Local Authority Funded Social Care is worth scrutiny. The IFS said that whilst almost all councils had cut spending for social care, some 10% had done so by more than a quarter. However, the IFS also commented that the number of variations in council’s social care spending could not be easily explained. Unless tackled with better data, it’s likely to cause growing fustration and confusion, especially as STPs move forward
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever
End of Life Care Blog March 2017 – "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma GandhiThis month’s blog focuses on two innovative training materials that have recently been released to support those working with clients in their last year of life.The first of these is Homeward Bound, which recently had its film premier at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, and I was honoured to be invited as the ADASS representative. The film is part of an educational pack for frontline staff and is based on the difficult experiences that Seth and Lesley Goodburn had during Seth’s fight with aggressive pancreatic cancer. It is an excellent resource and available on the NCPC website.
Perfection - not an option!
John Powell blogs on his work as ADASS End of Life Care Co-lead...In February the National Roadshow for the EoLC Programme presented another opportunity for me to advocate for social care and social workers. The event focused on the London region so I was able to showcase some of the improvements and achievements of the LondonADASS EoLC Network in my presentation ‘Perfection - not an option!’I reflected on the significant size of the workforce involved in caring for people who have health and social care needs, as well as the current challenge of ensuring effective communication skills training is in place. It is important, however, to remain realistic about the standards to which we can deliver services - particularly for people in their last year of life - so the theme of my presentation was to avoid letting perfection become the enemy of ‘good enough’...
Funding for Supported Housing
Social Work: Essential to Integration
Social work is essential to integration, which is the stipulation we have made in a new Advice Note we have published today in conjunction with the Chief Social Worker for Adults, the Principal Social Worker Network and the Department of Health.The guidance - for all social workers and councils, including senior managers and Directors of Adult Social Services – aims to support the social model and social care alongside health care and treatment.Social work enables people to be included in work and communities. Social workers safeguard people’s rights when compulsory admission or treatment is being considered, when people cannot make decision for themselves and are at risk of losing their liberty, or when they are being abused or neglected.
A new year bringing great opportunities for end of life care
End of Life Care - Progress for the individual and a challenge for you...
John Powell, ADASS CO-Lead for End of Life Care shares is thoughts on the progress of 2016 and the challenges 2017:The last week of November proved to be very busy in the world of End of Life Care, with Social Care appearing prominently on the agenda. Supported by the Innovation Unit, a new project called Better Endings was launched in London and I felt privileged to be invited to represent Adult Social Care. Better Endings promises an interesting new collaborative approach to supporting people in their own communities.
Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Guide: Updated
John Powell updates on his activity as End of Life Care Co-lead
New Models of Care Supported by Assistive Technology – new toolkit blog
The impact of floods
STPs or Place Based Care?
The story so far - End of Life Care
ADASS Vice President Column - Working together for the vulnerable
Six Principles Blog
Prevention and the Disabled Facilities Grants
Carers Week 2016
Dementia Awareness Week Blog
Reflections on the ADASS Spring Seminar, longevity and the long view
We need to talk about Leicester
Ray James analyses what Greater Manchester and local government as a whole needs to be doing with devolved health and social care powers
World Social Work Day 2016
Learning from the Winterbourne View scandal
This column first appeared in the LGC on 10 March 2016 – you can view it on their website
No-one should ever forget the scandal of treatment of people with learning disabilities and autism at Winterbourne View. Those failings led to a fundamental review of how to provide long-term care for those with such disabilities who display behaviour that challenges, and the development of the Transforming Care Programme. The Programme focuses on the major principle that a hospital is not a home – community alternatives must be available to make sure that long-stay hospital placements are no longer necessary.
Profile of Mark Hill, Policy Officer, ADASS
The benefits to carers from technology is considerable...but awareness is painfully low
Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care - John Powell blogs...
Andrew Webster Blog – 4 September 2015
Andrew Webster is Director for all the Health Care Improvement Programmes, based at the Local Government Association. He writes a weekly blog updating all colleagues on what has happened across all the health and care work streams in the previous week, and encouraging them to engage with him. Andrew also uses his blog to introduce people on his team and highlight what they are working on.
It's all about people
In search of the magic formula...
Complex care and the case for technology
Andrew Webster's blog - 31 July 2015
Andrew Webster's blog - 24 July 2015
A Perfect Perfect Storm
Andrew Webster's blog - 10 July 2015
The gain in Spain...
Andrew Webster's blog - 3 July 2015
Andrew Webster's blog - 26 June 2015
Putting social care in the vanguard
Andrew Webster's blog - 12 June 2015
Andrew Webster Blog – 5 June 2015
AndrewWebster is Director for all the Health Care Improvement Programmes, based atthe Local Government Association. He writes a weekly blog updating all colleagues on what has happened across all the health and carework streams in the previous week, and encouraging them to engage with him.Andrew also uses his blog to introduce people on his team and highlight whatthey are working on.