by James Edmondson | Jun 23, 2023 | Adult social care, Health, Local government transformation
Last week, I spent three days at the European Social Services Conference in Malmo, Sweden, with over 670 other delegates from 40 countries. The theme of the conference was how technology could be used to promote autonomy and inclusion. My objective was to understand...
by Chris Maxsted | May 16, 2023 | Adult social care, Health, Local government transformation
Earlier this month I was invited to join a panel at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) Spring Seminar to share insights on ‘How to influence central government’. Almost exactly one year after leaving HM Treasury to join IMPOWER, this was a...
by Joanna Dufton | May 11, 2023 | Adult social care, Being IMPOWER, Health, Local government transformation
The consensus from our workshop about the ingredients required to deliver on ambition for social care was clear. It was great to connect with colleagues old and new at the Association of Directors Adult Social Services (ADASS) Spring Seminar at the end of April, and...
by James Swaffield | Apr 5, 2023 | Adult social care, Being IMPOWER, Health, Local government transformation
We are pleased to see three key themes coming through loud and clear in the Hewitt Review. Yesterday the Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt published her independent review of integrated care systems – the Hewitt Review. Its recommendations – while acknowledging that there won’t...
by Libby Caulfield | Mar 28, 2023 | Education and inclusion, Local government transformation
Funding isn’t enough – we need a sustainable plan for improving children and young peoples’ experience of school. This week a headline grabbed my attention on the BBC News website: Overcrowded specialist schools: ‘We’re teaching in cupboards’. Parents and...
by Alastair Thompson | Mar 2, 2023 | Being IMPOWER, Local government transformation
Today, the Government’s eagerly awaited follow up to the SEND review: right support, right place, right time and the subsequent consultation has been published. It comes in the form of an ‘Improvement Plan’ which focuses on better enabling mainstream educational...
