Sandie Keene, President of ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services) writing in the Guardian: "The challenge of finding more efficient ways of delivering services to vulnerable people has brought out the best in staff and management alike"
Care and support planning must play a key role in redesigning services for people with long term conditions and making integrated care a reality, says Laura Robinson, National Voices. This article first appeared in the HSJ.
Think Local Act Personal, working with Public Health England is about to begin an exciting initiative with health and well-being boards called 'Developing the Power of Strong Inclusive Communities to Boost Health and Well-Being'.
TLAP's joint Co-production Coordinator Miro Griffiths recently travelled to the European Parliament to call for disability issues to be prioritised as part of his role with the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL).
Andrea Sutcliffe will be leaving as Chief Executive of SCIE this week to become the Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care for the Care Quality Commission, TLAP would like to tahnk her for all her support.
Housing has failed to become 'key player' in the movement to integrate health and social care, a director at the Chartered Institute of Housing has said.
Is personalised service in homecare a realistic ambition at a time when austerity means budgets and resources are under such pressure? TLAP's Martin Routledge asked this very question a few weeks ago, and came to the conclusion: yes ... sometimes.