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Do you work in social care? Please complete our short survey with the chance to win a £50 prize draw. We aim to improve the current system for social care workers and care users, your input is vital to understanding the market and helping us help others. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Social care ‘Underfunding of a system which is facing very serious pressures to do more’. An interesting listen on the governments latest social care reform plans open.spotify.com/episode/1HyqaQ…

The long overdue promise of social care reform | An interesting short read on how Social Care reforms are more than possible, so why are we not implementing them now?@HealthFdn health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

In this explainer, we examine 8 key technologies that are likely to change health and care over the next few years: kingsfund.org.uk/publications/d…

Social care at ‘crisis point’ as ‘exhausted and traumatised’ front line workers’ mental health declines #socialcare #HealthcareHeroes independent.co.uk/independentpre…

A survey shows that 28% of social care users in England said their health has declined since the pandemic. theguardian.com/society/2021/m… #socialcare

The #WDF is money from the government to help adult social care employers towards developing their workforce. Large national organisations & lead organisations of employer-led partnerships can apply for a grant. Applications deadline: 13:00 1 April 2020: sfca.re/3b5ElCc

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Share your experiences of caring for a loved one in these recent times via our short and confidential online form. Your feedback will help health and social services to adapt during this difficult time and improve care for everyone.

The last Census in 2011 showed there were just under 214,000 #carers in NI. If you’re caring for someone make sure you ✅ and complete #Census2021 Question 22 & help raise awareness of & shape services for carers here #MakeCaringVisible #CountCarersIn @NICensus2021

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Extremely proud of our CEO, Anastasia for being accepted as a fellow of the @theRSAorg, what a fantastic achievement!

Thank you to all our nursing staff who continue work on the frontline and protect our vulnerable, despite not feeling adequately valued. Once again showing who our true heroes are 💙

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Social care is often not prioritised in the same way as health care. A national strategy for reforming social care could save the NHS £1 billion every year. openaccessgovernment.org/national-strat… #socialcare #nhs #carereforms

Carers Week 2021 will take place from 7 - 13 June. This year's theme is 'Make Caring Visible and Valued' & will focus on the importance of not only recognising #carers , but also valuing them for the vital contribution they make every day.

Nursing staff are paid £2.86/hr working a 37.5hr week on placement, when the UK national minimum wage of £4.15/hr. We spoke with @nathanmcaree who is campaigning to support our workers and ensure equitably pay. my.uplift.ie/petitions/prot… #studentnurse #healthcare #frontlineworkers

Covid has created legions of unpaid carers who urgently need support themselves | Rhi Storer theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Happy #MentalHealthNursesDay! 🙌 Thank you to Mental Health Nurses for the amazing work you do - especially in these difficult times 🙏 We’ve put together a Mental Health Nursing subject guide @theRCN with loads of useful info for MH nurses: bit.ly/3sbSGmo #MHNursesDay

A new discussion paper launched earlier this week provides an overview of the key issues in relation to housing and care for older people, an initial vision for the future and some ideas for further exploration. scie.org.uk/housing/role-o…