ADASS COMMUNITY BLOGS

Over the past few months, FutureGov have been discussing with leaders across the health & care system to understand their levels of preparedness for the move to integrated care systems (ICS), as well as the broader sentiment and rationale behind the change. One of the areas they’ve sought to better understand has been the governance arrangements for ICS. How decisions are made, and by whom, will be intrinsic to the success or failure of the new arrangements. The attached blog goes into more detail on this.

Having a consistent and standardised approach to quality auditing can and will support providers to establish things that are working well and areas where improvement is needed - Partner Blog, Ben Chance, HAS Technology

The social care system must be supported to make the greatest possible improvements in health and wellbeing for everyone, well beyond this Covid-19 crisis. Gavin Bashar, ADASS Partner, MD at Tunstall Healthcare

The new ADASS Digital and Technology Network is happily already at the foothills of the digital revolution and is now beginning the long climb to the summit. Giant steps were made during the pandemic in both health and social care. COVID-19 is continuing to highlight the limitations of digital communication in meeting our complex social hard-wiring, especially over the impact of technology on life and death itself.

It’s essential that care providers and people who access care and support are involved in the digital transformation of our services if the sector is to innovate, embrace technology successfully, and deliver new approaches which create benefits for people in a post pandemic world. Partner Blog, Gary Steen, CTO at Tunstall Healthcare.

The Health and Care Bill builds on the proposals for legislative change set out by NHS England in its Long-Term Plan, whilst also incorporating valuable lessons learnt from the pandemic that will benefit people using services, patients, and staff.

Achieving sustainable care markets clearly relies on investment but as the funding debate rages on, real-time data about what’s happening in care markets and how providers are performing empower commissioners to make informed decisions and supports the transparent, collaborative working the pandemic has fostered. Partners' blog, Ben Chance Head of PAMMS at HAS Technology.

Angus Honeysett, Tunstall’s Head of Market Access worked with ADASS and the TSA on their recent White Paper Integration and innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all. Angus explores the importance of technology being able to support the need for integration of health and social care and the duty to collaborate where possib

‘Care workforce capacity’, ‘preventing the need for care’ and ‘delivering mental health services’ were the top three most urgent challenges facing the care sector. Care workforce capacity and preventing the need for care were also seen as the top areas of opportunity for robotics, in addition to addressing social isolation. Partner Blog, PA Consulting.

The Social Care Services have struggled at times over the last 10 years to make their voice heard. National Plans have been written and, in some part, implemented. They covered integrating more with health, being more efficient, cutting jobs and budgets and generally expecting the very services that are under pressure to sort themselves out.

Letizia works with the ADASS Central team as strategic comms lead. Below, a blog about her experience in getting mental health support during the pandemic and as a person not previously known to services - to encourage all to rethink our approach to mental health.

Joint ADASS/TLAP blog by ADASS President James Bullion and TLAP Chair Clenton Farquharson. 

ADASS and Microsoft's Digital Innovation Challenge is seeking applications showcasing the best of adult social care's technology-driven ideas. Partners' Blog - Microsoft.

The COVID-19 response has been underpinned by the urgent need to have access to the right data, at the right time, and to respond in the right way. Many lessons have been learnt during the pandemic and we must ensure that we continue to progress without simply falling back into previous habits. Partners' Blog, Helen Sunderland, Director, EY.