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Guest blogpost: Embracing EDGEWORK through the Adults Positive Challenge

Guest blogpost: Embracing EDGEWORK through the Adults…

My journey within the Technology Enabled Care (TEC) service has incorporated various elements of EDGEWORK into our practice, with tangible results.

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The impossible commitment in the Queen’s Speech

The impossible commitment in the Queen’s Speech

Ensuring dignity in old age is a challenge to be taken on - but we all need to get involved, not just central government.

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‘If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail’

‘If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a…

Too often people are prescribed home care services to meet every possible need. Support needs to be tailored to individually boost independence.

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Reflecting on the 5 Fast-Forwards for Social Care

Reflecting on the 5 Fast-Forwards for Social Care

Delivering complex adult social care programmes can often feel daunting. Our 5 Fast-Forwards for Social Care helps achieve programme success and system-wide organisational change.

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Is your council getting the most from using a strengths-based approach?

Is your council getting the most from using a…

This article originally appeared in The MJ.Using a strengths-based approach helps people to live more independent lives and enables councils to achieve better outcomes for less.

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Our new ‘5 Fast-Forwards for Social Care’ report and online checklist

Our new ‘5 Fast-Forwards for Social Care’ report and…

Today we release a new report setting out the 5 shifts that leaders in adult social care need to make to transform the system and deliver a new future.

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Public services thought leader, innovator or change enthusiast? Join us at an IMPOWER learning event

Public services thought leader, innovator or change…

At IMPOWER we are committed to helping local authorities deliver better public services. Our learning events convene thought leaders, innovators and enthusiasts from across the sector.

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No shortcuts to finding out how best to support carers

No shortcuts to finding out how best to support carers

Supporting carers is essential - but there is no clear national picture of 'what works' to learn from.

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Guest Blogpost: “Carers are a bedrock of support”

Guest Blogpost: “Carers are a bedrock of…

In Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, we are hoping to raise the profile of carers and improve the support we provide to them.

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The impact of culture and behaviour at the interface of health and care

The impact of culture and behaviour at the interface of…

Today we are releasing a summary of our research findings into what drives poorer outcomes for patients and service users.

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3 reflections on Panorama’s ‘Crisis in Care’ series

3 reflections on Panorama’s ‘Crisis in Care’ series

3 things stood out to us, all of which resonate with our own experience of working on adult social care projects with local authorities.

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How many lives have you improved today?

How many lives have you improved today?

Check our totaliser to see progress towards our goal of boosting independence for 100,000 people.

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