by Jeremy Cooper | Oct 18, 2022 | Adult social care, Children's social care, Education and inclusion, Health, Local government transformation
Join us to find the opportunities amongst the challenges facing the sector In the current climate of complex challenges in adult and children’s services, NCASC offers a fantastic opportunity for us to collectively listen, learn and seek inspiration from one...
by Samantha Woodcock | Aug 2, 2022 | Adult social care, Children's social care, Education and inclusion, Health, Local government transformation
To successfully move to a non-profit model in children’s placements, we need to focus on outcomes. In a report published earlier this year, the Competition and Markets Authority highlighted that there had been a rise in the costs of placements of 29% from 2016 to...
by Jenny Coles | Jul 28, 2022 | Children's social care, Education and inclusion, Local government transformation
Reflections from IMPOWER’s Shared Learning Event which I recently chaired. Guest blogpost written by Jenny Coles, Chair of IMPOWER High Needs Delivery Advisory Board I recently had the pleasure of hosting an IMPOWER Shared Learning Event which focused on early...
by Dominic Luscombe | May 26, 2022 | Children's social care
I reflect on this ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to reform the system. Few would disagree with the diagnosis of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care published on Monday – the current system is failing too many children and a radical reset is required....
by Chloe Saunders | May 24, 2022 | Adult social care, Being IMPOWER, Children's social care, Health, Local government transformation
We are delighted that IMPOWER has been named as a finalist in two categories of the 2022 MCA Awards. The Management Consultancies Association (MCA) is the representative body for management consultancy firms in the UK. Their annual awards demonstrates the value of...
by Michael Wyatt | Apr 6, 2022 | Children's social care
The Children’s Act 2004 has no dedicated prevention policy. Here are three ways to enhance prevention so children and families get the right support at the right time. It is well known that providing preventative support earlier, at the right place, to the right...
