Rachel Mason

It is an absolute privilege for #the247grid to have won the 'Digital Service Transformation award 2023' with our #TestofChange People want to live a life, not a service #coproduction #SDS #choiceandcontrol #ordinarylives #DigiHealthCare23

#ITEC25 Council feedback on their use of TEC and the perceived barriers

#ITEC2025 Day 2 opens with national council survey on uptake of TEC in social care tsa-voice.org.uk/tec-guidance/r…

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24th July (24/7) #The247grid is celebrating the impact it is making. Seeing how the same funding can be spent differently can open up all sorts of possibilities. As skills increase, support is where the person wants it, people start living the lives they choose #coproduction

Ten years on from The Care Act being passed, BASW contributed to a new report by @LGAcomms outlining current challenges facing adult social care in England & recommendations for change. The #FutureofASC needs urgent attention from the next government ⬇️ local.gov.uk/publications/c…

Social care evolving. Community driven #marketshaping Investment in local economy #PAs #microproviders #sharedlives #homeshare to offer responsive care and support. Communities aware of their collective needs: housing, transport, care and support. #Coproducing their solutions

Absolutely 😀 We'll never withhold our care, but we can refuse to be involved in election propaganda and tokenistic promises for our vote. It's possible that 1 in 5 voters have an unpaid carer role carersuk.org/report2023 So why on earth are we accepting this situation?

£162 billion saved to the treasury last year alone because of unpaid carer labour. But parent carers aren’t seen for the people they are or for the economic value they provide.#Newsnight

@vicderbyshire It's crazy. Millions of unpaid carers have to earn to keep a roof over their head Working full time but still caring 5pm-8am , 7 days (105hrs) a week with no sleep How dare the government save £billions exploiting unpaid carers and begrudge offering a non means tested allowance

#Newsnight special - unpaid carers say they’re being forced to pay back overpayments in Carers’ Allowance One woman tells us she’s been told she owes £20,000 The NAO estimates a £20k debt will take 34 yrs to be repaid

@NottsCC @TLAP1 @socfuture @CommCats I enjoyed reading this summary local account review. What would be really helpful for those working to coproduce the Council's social care offer for #learningdisabilities going forward, would be a breakdown of how the £85,362(£,000) was spent and ask what could we do differently

🎉 We’ve launched our Adult Social Care Local Account based on what people told us works, what needs to change and what they want to see in future. It also explains our priorities for the next year. We’ve worked with @TLAP1 @socfuture @CommCats Visit 👉 orlo.uk/LocalAccount_j…

@SibthorpKate @RachelMason247 @juestanny I'd say you then get into whats the DP being used for, if the thing is agreed in care plan and doesnt fall under these exemptions, its the cost of meeting the outcome, and surely thats the full cost including VAT

Is VAT relief for disabled people a solution Not if it can't be used for unregulated services The rules are not keeping up with the diverse social care market place. When services are purchased to deliver the local authority's careplan, are not regulated gov.uk/government/pub…

The issue of VAT on day opportunities and other non regulated care services is causing unfair financial hardship for #Directpayment holders across UK The VAT people pay on services they buy to meet their careplan outcomes must obviously then be #DRE a disability related expense

Im trying to understanding why some care and support providers can charge VAT and some cannot. cronertaxwise.com/community/vqot…