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06 Mar 2020 - 10:35
Update on DHSC's Adult Social Care Client Level Data Project
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19 Aug 2019 - 08:47
The government's Loneliness Strategy was published in October 2018. It set out a wide variety of cross-departmental measures that the government would take to provide 'national leadership' to tackle loneliness in England. This briefing explains the strategy; considers the steps taken so far by the government; looks at research ... See more
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12 Jul 2019 - 09:49
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People have published their report on Decent and Accessible Homes for Older People on 4 July 2019. The report follows an in-depth inquiry to understand the detrimental impact of poor housing on older people’s physical, mental and social wellbeing. The inquiry looked to gain insight into the challenges older people face across... See more
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16 May 2019 - 16:05
The Adult Social Care Statistics team at NHS Digital are currently seeking to recruit a number of secondees from local authorities. The aim is to draw on their experience of working with a range of adult social care data, to improve our understanding of the uses and flows of data within the sector. The purpose of these roles will be to: provide expert guidance and insight about the... See more
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25 Jan 2019 - 13:20
The Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) was established in 2012 and its indicators are reviewed every 3 years. Public Health England (PHE) is planning to update the PHOF in the summer 2019, to ensure that it continues to be relevant and meets the needs of users. This proposal document is divided into 6 themes with indicators that will: remain the same remain but will have a change to... See more
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20 Dec 2018 - 14:53
Are you interested in promoting the use of research and intelligence in children’s and adults’ social care? If the answer to this is yes, you may be interested in a new social care special interest group, which exists to do just that. The group is part of the Local Area Research and Intelligence Association (LARIA), and continues the work of the Social Services Research Group and is called... See more
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23 Oct 2018 - 09:33
Many older jails are ill-equipped for prisoners in wheelchairs, or with mobility problems. Some prisoners struggle to wash and look after themselves, others cannot get help during the night. The quality of care is inconsistent. As the prison population ages they are more likely to develop new conditions while in prison. This report shows a failure to plan for the future needs of a growing... See more
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22 Oct 2018 - 14:02
The Department of Health and Social Care has published its tech vision for health and social care. This is the first of three visions which are being published. This document proposes a modern technology architecture and a set of guiding principles that will together be the foundation for a new generation of digital services designed to meet the needs of all our users – for the workforce... See more
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22 Oct 2018 - 13:06
This interactive dashboard from Skills for Care contains the latest information (2017/18) as published in the “State of the adult social care sector and workforce report”.  By clicking on and moving around the maps you can discover over 18 characteristics about the adult social care workforce for each local authority area in England. You can compare two local authorities with each... See more
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01 Oct 2018 - 11:11
Deadline to submit outline proposals – 16:00 on 16 October 2018 Through this call ESRC is looking to fund social science-led research and knowledge exchange activity to understand how, why and where innovation happens in social care, to best understand how to improve people’s lives. Each grant should be highly collaborative involving a range of disciplines and stakeholders... See more
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01 Oct 2018 - 09:53
Statistical bulletin: Personal well-being in the UK: April 2017 to March 2018 Estimates of life satisfaction, feeling that the things done in life are worthwhile, happiness and anxiety at the UK, country, regional and local authority level. This latest publication identifies how factors such as health, access to services and crime levels may affect how people rate their well-being in... See more
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01 Oct 2018 - 09:30
The Social Care and Support Guide is now available on the NHS website. It has been designed for people who might need social care services, their families and carers. It aims to helps them to understand their options and access the care they need. The guide has been written by experts and extensively tested with users, including members of the public, local authorities, care... See more
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07 Sep 2018 - 10:34
The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK. The Healthy Lives team have an ambitious strategy to improve the public’s health through action on the wider determinants of health. They are currently recruiting for two analysts to support a programme of work that will increase awareness of the extent of health... See more
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03 Sep 2018 - 11:03
Public Health England are conducting a survey to help inform the Local Health tool update and ensure Local Health indicators continue to be relevant to users. Please find the link to the short survey here. This should only take you about 5 minutes.  
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29 Aug 2018 - 15:17
This edition of Health matters focuses on local authorities, NHS commissioners and healthcare providers making better evidence-based commissioning decisions, and getting the most from their budget using easy to use health economic tools, resources and core principles. Prevention and early intervention are effective means of improving or maintaining health, reducing demand on the NHS and other... See more
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31 Jul 2018 - 09:00
Masters students at Leeds University Business School are conducting a project to investigate the SALT (Short term and Long term Support) and ASC-FR (Adult Social Care Financial Return) data collection in Adult Social Care. The purpose of this survey is to understand local authorities' experience in using SALT and ASC-FR guidance to collate and submit their data return. This survey has 14... See more
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05 Jul 2018 - 15:47
Both the Making Safeguarding Personal Outcomes Project Final Report, which describes the work done between November 2017 and April 2018, and the Outcomes Framework are now available will be used to drive the next phase of this work during 2018/19. If you would like to get involved in the implementation and development of the next phase of the MSP outcomes framework, please contact Pritpal... See more
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02 Jul 2018 - 09:36
I saw this on the BBC News App and thought it would be useful to share. Simple steps that could help you live to 100   Naples in Florida is trying to help more of its residents live to 100 by adopting ways of life from parts of the world where people live the longest. This short film shows how they are are doing it. A film by Nick Holland for BBC World Hacks. See more
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15 Jun 2018 - 12:16
The Care and Health Improvement Programme is seeking to expand and diversify its pool of potential suppliers to support local health and care systems.  We are looking for expert, independent commissioning and markets associates to bring proven senior level experience in a social care and/or health sector care setting, recent experience of working with councils, and with a range of skills... See more
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11 Jun 2018 - 09:08
As the monthly situation report on delayed transfers has moved to NHS Digital’s Strategic Data Collection Service platform, local authorities (LAs) will more easily be able to access data pre-publication, as it does not require an NHS.net connection. This should aid earlier validation of the submitted data and, hopefully, reduce disputes. If your local authority requires access to the NHS... See more
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