Prof Robin Miller

Great to be at the annual Social work and Social Care conference today and hear all about coproduction and research. Lots of interesting people to catch up with and interesting speakers. Even had a chance to spread the word about @ImpAdultCare! @NI_SCC

Our Director @JonGlasby and Demonstrator Lead @RobinUoBham are awarding a PhD studentship on leading evidence-informed change in adult social care, building on IMPACT's work - Fully funded studentship (covering home fees and a living allowance) - Full or part-time - Opportunity to make real change on the ground - Starting late September 2025 - Funded by NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) Find out more: buff.ly/3EBJK5m

Our Demonstrators, lead by @RobinUoBham, will be hosted by @ConwyCBC, @wrexhamcbc, @Derbyshirecc, @Calderdale, @NHS_GM, @NHSWI, @SouthernHSCT and @HSC_NI

@louiseisham from @UoBSocialPolicy sets out the benefits of research skills for social care research @NIHRSSCR @DrCNeedham @JonGlasby. @ARC_WM @wmadass Exciting news is that there many funding options to develop these skills, including: sscr.nihr.ac.uk/research-caree…

The NIHR SSCR Research Career Development Awards Call for Applications is now open. Funding between £20,000 – £75,000 is available and successful awards will commence in summer 2025. Further details at sscr.nihr.ac.uk/research-caree…

Great insights from @CarmelLangstaff & @MandyNally1 at the ignite session on strengths based commissioning. Excellent questions from participants too- we could have discussed for much longer! @ImpAdultCare @SCIE_socialcare @wmadass @CLSNDTi

Yesterday for #carersrightsday we released a new report with @CarersUK in which we estimate the value of #unpaidcare across the 4 Nations of the UK. We found that these contributions are worth £184 billion each year. To read more, follow this link: centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2024/1… @ESRC

🥳Congratulations to the NDTi, NIHR, and University of Birmingham team, which has won a European Social Services Award (@ESNsocial) for their Community-Led Support programme. Find out more here 👉 birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/ndti…

Really great news for @meaapni and @IMPACTAgewell! Over the next two years, they'll be deepening their services and building on their proven methods for supporting older people in the community They were the site of our first Demonstrator and first project in NI: impact.bham.ac.uk/our-projects/d…

Our Social Care theme, led by @RobinUoBham, are looking to employ a part-time Strategic Improvement Coach to lead a 12 month change project to facilitate engagement in research by occupational therapists, based within @ImpAdultCare. Closes: 25 Nov 2024. jobs.ac.uk/job/DKF879/str…

"You know that you're getting somewhere when your director of transport is talking about strengths-based!" Charlotte Walton DASS & colleagues from Chesire & Chesire West outline culture change in @CLSNDTi @MandyNally1 @ChloeEWaterman_

@CLSNDTi @NIHRresearch @hscwru @NDTicentral @JennyPittsNDTi It's been a great collaboration - and more to come!

Huge congratulations to @RobinUoBham @NIHRresearch @hscwru @NDTicentral @JennyPittsNDTi WINNERS!!! #CommunityLedSupport

Job opportunity: Strategic Improvement Coach (OT & Research) Lead a project empowering Occupational Therapists to engage in research and drive change in social care! Part-time, more info: buff.ly/4hwU8Kq - Apply by Nov 25, 2024 #AdultSocialCare #OccupationalTherapy

@talking_health kicks of the @ImpAdultCare @ESRC social sciences event to share ideas and opportunities to prevent people from experiencing long-stays in hospitals @JonGlasby looking forward to the discussion!

Join us next Monday for our #ESRCFestical event at The Circle in Sheffield We'll be screening the Homes Not Hospitals film, and bringing people together to discuss the impacts of missed opportunities when individuals with learning disabilities and autism are stuck in long-stay hospitals Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/homes-not-ho…

Got questions about applying to host a 2025-26 IMPACT project? Our second briefing session is Tuesday 5 November 2024, 13:00-14:30 (register: buff.ly/3TT3XYX)

Eclectic & fascinating exhibition @ikongallery exploring 'friendship as a fundamental human relationship that is essential to individual well-being and society'. Well worth visiting & a good chance to stock up on b'cards too! @BarberInstitute @BM_AG

We are looking for organisations that will work with us in 2025-26 - these organisations will host one of our IMPACT Demonstrator or Facilitator projects, or take part in one of our IMPACT Networks Applications close on Wednesday 20 November buff.ly/3XB2U29

🌟Health and Care Futures Free Webinar Series ‘Unblocking the system – how can we move more people with a learning disability out of long stay hospital?’. Join us to hear from Prof Robin Miller from @ImpAdultCare co-author of 'Why Are We Stuck In Hospital?'.

A really informative blog here with invaluable insight into why this matters @NDTicentral @JennyPittsNDTi @RobinUoBham #CommunityLedSupport programme members 👀👇