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Independent Review of Children’s Social Care – 5 reflections

Reflecting on the ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to reform children’s care, with promising proposals and key challenges.

Purple background illustration featuring outlined drawings of a hospital, ambulance, houses, children, a rainbow, sun and hot air balloon, representing community health and care services.

IMPOWER shortlisted for two Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Awards

Having our work recognised in this way is highly significant – we are extremely proud of our clients and consultants.

Reflections from ADASS Spring Seminar 2022

Four key changes facing adult social care: co-production, place-based delivery, ICS opportunities, and care role vacancies.

Strengths-based approaches to tackling loneliness

Addressing loneliness through strengths-based approaches like social prescribing and befriending helps improve wellbeing and independence.

There is no ‘right’ model of intermediate care: Start with an honest assessment of your system

Centralised systems like D2A improve consistency, but need consistent services, strong relationships, and clear communication to work.

Better Outcomes, Better Lives in Manchester

Bernadette Enright discusses Manchester’s transformation in adult social care, focusing on strengths-based practice and positive outcomes.

Empowering staff should be a top priority for health system leaders

Healthcare staff need leadership support to maintain resilience, implement innovative strategies, and improve services.

Staying the course in adult social care

Adult social care teams must turn theory into action by staying focused on transformation despite distractions and pressures.

How to make change stick – the ADKAR approach

A change management tool to enable sustainable change, focusing on human behaviour for effective prevention in services.

Improving prevention for children and families and making change stick

The Children’s Act 2004 lacks a prevention policy. Three ways to enhance prevention for better child and family support.