by George Boyd | Dec 18, 2020 | Being IMPOWER, Health
Find out who has inspired me this year… Kate Smith is Head of Intermediate Care at Somerset County Council & NHS Somerset and has been instrumental to the success of our work with the Health and Social care system in Somerset. Covid has seen significant...
by Jon Ainger | Dec 8, 2020 | Adult social care, Health
In the face of an ongoing global pandemic, how should local government set priorities? What models should be used to frame the choices they face? What is their core business? This article was originally published in The MJ “This company is in deep trouble…..there’s...
by Caroline Throssel | Dec 4, 2020 | Being IMPOWER, Health
Find out who has inspired me this year…. My nomination as a Hero of 2020 is Professor Chris Whitty – the calm voice of authority and clear-headed expert at the helm of the nation’s strategy to fend off coronavirus. In an era in which the currency of...
by Michael Kitts | Dec 3, 2020 | Adult social care, Health, Local government transformation
How can we make the vision and aims of Integrated Care Systems a reality? Many of those working in health and social care believe securing better outcomes and experiences (that matter to care recipients), and better management of costs, can only be achieved by working...
by Oliver Barnes | Nov 19, 2020 | Adult social care, Health
ICS leads must ensure a public health approach to wellbeing is central to their plan Spring 2021 is shaping up to be a critical moment for health and social care. As well as managing the ongoing impact of Covid, the sector will need to respond to the needs of people...
by IMPOWER | Nov 9, 2020 | Adult social care, Children's social care, Education and inclusion, Health
Reflections on the ‘Children’s Services – Funding issues’ session Guest blogpost written by Meredith Teasdale, Strategic Director – Together for Families at Cornwall Council Reflections on the ‘Safeguarding infants, children and young people’...
