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Shifting the social care dial: improved commissioning approaches

Shifting the social care dial: improved commissioning approaches

by Michael Kitts | Oct 28, 2021 | Adult social care, Local government transformation

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...
MCA Awards 2021: IMPOWER and clients named as finalists in 3 categories

MCA Awards 2021: IMPOWER and clients named as finalists in 3 categories

by Chloe Saunders | Oct 27, 2021 | Adult social care, Being IMPOWER

Winners will be announced at the MCA Awards Ceremony on 1 November We are delighted that IMPOWER and two of our clients have been named as finalists in three categories the 2021 MCA Awards. The Management Consultancies Association (MCA) is the representative body for...
A great microwave will not make you a good chef…

A great microwave will not make you a good chef…

by Michael Kitts | Oct 21, 2021 | Adult social care

Summary: How do we improve the use of TEC in social care? 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. Recent coverage has also...

Understand and act on demand to fast-forward social care

by David Colbear | Oct 14, 2021 | Adult social care

In a recent blogpost responding the to the announcement of £5.4bn funding for health and social care, my colleague Michael Kitts looked at some of the key ways that local authorities can shift the dial to ensure sustainable, high quality care for residents. At the top...

Shifting the social care dial: collaboration with providers

by Michael Kitts | 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...

Additional £5.4bn will not shift the dial on social care

by Michael Kitts | Sep 9, 2021 | Adult social care, Health

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...
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