Weekly Newsletter - 13.6.2024

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Human Stories

Human Stories: Nourish Care’s Impact on Adult Care

Nourish Care's new documentary series, Better Life, highlights the real people behind adult care, showcasing first-person accounts from care home managers, community teams, and those receiving care. The series, featuring various care settings, aims to demonstrate the daily use and impact of Nourish's digital care management software. The first episode, filmed at Dallas Street, Mansfield, includes insights from residents, commissioners, and social workers. Nourish's Chief Marketing Officer, Lee Gilbert, emphasises the community-driven nature of care and the importance of improving outcomes for both carers and those in care.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation: A Win-Win for Social Care

The Digital Care Hub urges the government to enhance digital technology and data sharing in social care, emphasising its potential to improve lives and reduce system pressures. Their manifesto outlines five key areas: centring innovations on people, strengthening digital infrastructure, supporting safe data sharing, reinforcing cyber security, and developing digital skills in the workforce. By fostering collaboration among care providers, tech developers, and users, the sector aims to become a global leader in smart, safe technology use, ultimately benefiting health, social care, and the public.

MCA Masterclass

Mastering MCA: Essential Training for Social Workers

Community Care is hosting a masterclass in London to help social workers stay updated on the latest Mental Capacity Act 2005 case law. Leading legal experts, including Tim Spencer-Lane and Neil Allen, will provide guidance on complex capacity assessments, hoarding cases, and executive functioning difficulties. Ben Troke will discuss deprivation of liberty, while Francesca Gardner will cover capacity and consent to sexual relations and marriage. The event aims to equip practitioners with practical knowledge to apply the legislation in their daily work, following the success of a similar event in Manchester.

Green Health Plan

Green Party’s 50bn Health and Social Care Proposal

The Green Party has unveiled a transformative 50 billion plan for health and social care, allocating 30 billion to the NHS for salary increases and better access to GPs and dentists. The remaining 20 billion will address social care and modernise hospitals. Co-leader Adrian Ramsay emphasised funding through modest tax increases on the wealthy. The plan aims to counteract years of underfunding and privatisation, promising credible, deliverable, and fully funded solutions to restore the NHS and provide real hope and change.

Georgia Chimbani to Oversee Health and Social Care

New Leadership: Georgia Chimbani to Oversee Health and Social Care

Tower Hamlets Council has appointed Georgia Chimbani as the new Corporate Director of Health and Adult Social Care. With a strong background in social care leadership, including roles at Suffolk and Essex County Councils, Georgia brings 28 years of experience to the position. She aims to improve health services and support vulnerable residents in the borough, which faces significant health disparities. Georgia is committed to promoting equality and empowering communities, and she will begin her role in September.

Funding Crisis

Funding Crisis: Councils Face £6.2bn Social Care Shortfall

The Local Government Association (LGA) warns that English councils will face a £6.2bn funding gap for social care over the next two years. The LGA urges political parties to commit to significant and sustained funding increases ahead of the general election. Rising costs in both adult and children's social care are driving the shortfall, with a projected £10bn increase by 2026-27. The LGA calls for multi-year funding settlements, investment in prevention, and higher care worker pay to address recruitment and retention issues.