A couple of weeks ago we brought together leaders in adult social care to work out if, and how, they could help break the logjam on reform. You can now read me & @blimeysimon.bsky.social on what happened www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Later on Louise Casey will set out her first thoughts on her Commission on adult social care. Despite consensus that reform is needed, action has largely eluded us.
Happy ‘Thank-goodness-my-kids-are-too-old-for-World-Book-Day’ to all who celebrate
Not at all comforting to see the questions being raised about the integrity of the election / result - the playbook being followed VERY closely here
Sign up for Chloe Green's Social Media to Win Campaigns workshop on 3rd March at https://smk.org.uk/training-events/social-media-to-win-campaigns/
Broadly: providing group based activities that are accessible & affordable is good for everyone. The most lonely also need 121 support to get to point of joining activities. Models in UK like social prescribing & Local Area Coordination do this & have wider benefits eg reduced health / care need
No. There isn’t. Those of us who work on this issue try to debunk that regularly. But there is a persistent level of loneliness that is very damaging for those who experience it - and the solutions they need bring wider good. There is also some evidence that some people’s loneliness is deepening.
Good to see this - practical proposals for addressing the loneliness that sits beneath and feeds so many of the big challenges we face today
I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
I’m sorry, but if ‘other people have views, and they’re annoying’ is news to you in govt, then you have not properly prepared for government www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
All this government's humiliating retreats could have been avoided if ministers had listened to lobby groups before announcing the policy, rather than waiting until afterwards.
Well, this explains a lot about Labour's travails if little else.
Verging on conspiracism.
Hate to break it to politicians of this and all future generations, you will be governing in a complex society. You need to factor that into your operating model.
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The reason for overcrowding of A&E is that too many people haven't got entirely predictable crises managed through anticipatory care and too many people then need an admission. It is not that some people with minor illnesses are there too.
We're probably going to miss our target... donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
But if you donate to this excellent cause by noon today your money will be doubled and (if you drop me an email) I'll give you free access to the members-only London Centric stories I'm working on.
The future of adult social care relies on public understanding. So how can we shifting the way we talk to build understanding and strengthen support for investment and reform?
If you want to communicate about social care in a way that connects, these resources will help: bit.ly/3KINLs5
“I tell my story so that future generations don’t have to go through the box ticking I did, to be able to get the care I need.”
Powerful words from Freya who shared her story as part of our Care Can’t Wait campaign.
Read her story: www.adass.org.uk/campaign_art...
#ncasc25 #reframingsocialcare
Enjoying the start of my first #NCASC - @clentonf.bsky.social demonstrating his usual way with words as he argues for storytelling to engage people with social care saying “stories move people, spreadsheets don’t”
Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
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I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
I think they are legally obliged to consult on most of those things. The fact that the consultations are a sham is a lot harder to prove than that they didn’t occur at all.
Progressive thought has been totally expunged from the British political mainstream, and *still* the argument is that there’s an unacceptable institutional bias to the left within the news media.
It is *utterly* mad. Very clear for all to see what’s happening here.
I can’t let the real meaning of “enormity” go and constantly have to resist the urge to say “Wow! They must be a REAL arsehole then” when people (usually on LinkedIn) celebrate the “enormity” of their colleague’s achievements
So many echoes of my conversations with students experiencing loneliness here. The structure of freshers’ weeks etc put so much pressure on first meetings when in fact it’s through regular, repeated, low pressure contact that most of us ultimately find our people
Befriending Week 2025 is here! From 1 - 7 November, communities will be gathering to celebrate befriending and social connection. We have a fantastic programme lined up - visit the blog to find out what's in store! befriending.co.uk/bw25-launch
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
Delighted to have worked with @tlap.bsky.social on just a few of these projects and programmes - but lots more to explore in this summary!
What did we work on over the last financial year? Our new 24-25 Highlights Report shares work across five key areas – from co-production to innovation and inclusion in care and support: buff.ly/bUDEWVJ
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
Link doesn’t seem to be working
Did my first at the weekend. It is definitely lasagne season
This new paper from @blimeysimon.bsky.social @thekingsfund.bsky.social is helpful primer on the big questions in front of the Casey Commission. I’m not so convinced by a national assessment system, not least because I fear losing babies with bath water - but agree it’s worth thinking through
Fair pay agreement consultation
@DHSCgovuk is seeking feedback from individuals & organisations on how to establish the best way to collectively agree a #fairpay agreement.
Consultation closes 11:59pm on 16 Jan 2026
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#socialcare #caremanagers #consultation
