by Amaani a | Jul 12, 2022 | Local government transformation
Michael Kitts discusses the changes ahead, and how to build more resilient systems. It was great to meet so many council Leaders and Chief Executives at last month’s LGA Annual Conference. As ever, there was a packed agenda and a wealth of information and insights...
by Amaani a | Dec 3, 2021 | Adult social care, Health and NHS improvements
It seems social determinants rather than health issues drive accident & emergency visits and ambulance call-outs IMPOWER’s Michael Kitts reflects on how the The National Health Executive (NHE) has highlighted the need for a greater focus on social...
by Amaani a | Oct 28, 2021 | Adult social care, Local government transformation, Medium term financial strategies
Councils must adopt more innovative approaches to commissioning As flagged in our recent blogpost there are nearly 300,000 people awaiting social care assessments, care and support, or reviews, an increase of 26% over the last three months. Responding to the...
by Amaani a | Oct 7, 2021 | Adult social care
Limited, additional funding won’t shift the dial – but collaboration will As flagged in our recent blogpost there are nearly 300,000 people awaiting social care assessments, care and support, or reviews, an increase of 26% over the last three months. Simply providing...
by Amaani a | Sep 9, 2021 | Adult social care, Health and NHS improvements
We very much welcome the PM’s announcement this week, but there are still many challenges facing the social care sector. Only 15% of the £36bn agreed additional funding is destined for social care – and not until 2023. Most authorities are facing increasing demand for...
