by Oliver Barnes | Apr 8, 2024 | Adult social care, Health and NHS improvements
The NHS England planning guidance was published at the end of March, and the key word in the document is ‘consolidation’. The foreword by Amanda Pritchard states the view that the NHS Is making ‘significant progress’ in delivering on its priorities for patients, so...
by Henrietta Curzon | Jun 23, 2023 | Adult social care, Health and NHS improvements, Local government transformation
Last week, I spent three days at the European Social Services Conference in Malmo, Sweden, with over 670 other delegates from 40 countries. The theme of the conference was how technology could be used to promote autonomy and inclusion. My objective was to understand...
by Pooven Maduramuthu | May 11, 2023 | Adult social care, Being IMPOWER, Health and NHS improvements, Local government transformation
The consensus from our workshop about the ingredients required to deliver on ambition for social care was clear. It was great to connect with colleagues old and new at the Association of Directors Adult Social Services (ADASS) Spring Seminar at the end of April, and...
by andyp | Nov 22, 2022 | Adult social care, Children's social care, High Needs and children's education, Local government transformation
We need a better understanding of needs, spend and outcomes, and what that tells us about the state of local delivery, and the system as a whole. I attended the National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC22) earlier this month in my new role as advisor to...
by Jeremy Cooper | Nov 17, 2022 | Adult social care, Health and NHS improvements, Local government transformation, Medium term financial strategies
At NCASC 2022, we were delighted to add some hope amongst the challenges facing the sector Earlier this month my colleagues and I headed to Manchester for the National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC). It was the largest gathering of national and social...
