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Confessions of a Framing Sceptic

'When I first heard about framing I heard spin.' Julia Unwin wrote this post for us back in 2018, about ...

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Working together to change the public story of adult social care

#SocialCareFuture has joined forces with Think Local Act Personal, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and Local Government ...

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How can I find speakers who draw on social care for my event?

In Control has developed a 'speaker finder service' to help events organisers, journalists and others to ensure that the voice ...

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Power in people’s hands -how can we revive self directed support?

#SocialCareFuture convener Neil Crowther considers the steps that could be taken to breathe new life into Self Directed Support ...

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From Great Principles to Practical Action. Learning from Wellbeing Teams

Last month Helen Sanderson and colleagues shared their learning from the amazing Wellbeing Teams initiative. Next the team will be ...

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Mission critical

The new Labour government has said it will be 'mission led'. What mission might it adopt regarding adult social care? ...

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A human right to live in the place we call home?

How might a Human Rights Based Approach given focus to our agenda and help us to advance our goals? ...

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Resources and resourcefulness

Julie Stansfield, CEO of In Control, calls for 'resourcefulness' mindset, in times of both scarcity and plenty...

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A long-term framework to transform social care?

Neil Crowther sets out ideas about a long term framework to transform social care in this post first published in ...

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A National Care Service?

Sian Lockwood responds to questions posed by The Fabian Society in its report for the Labour Party on a roadmap ...

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#SocialCareFuture convener Dr Anna Severwright has been made an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours

Read our press notice about Anna being made an OBE in the Kings Birthday Honours ...

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Next steps in fixing the ‘plumbing and wiring’ of adult social care

Find out what's happening next for our project to 'fix the plumbing and wiring of adult social care' and how ...

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Help us to support people who draw on social care to grow in power and influence

Growing the power and influence of people who draw on social care is central to Social Care Future’s vision ...

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Reach for the stars

One from the archives, with Social Care Future convener, Neil Crowther arguing for greater ambition and imagination about the future ...

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#WhenIGetOld

Angela Catley and Sian Lockwood kickstart a conversation about how to transform the way we think about and practice care ...

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Another world is possible

Building public and political support to invest in and reform social care demands that 'urgency' is balanced with 'possibility' in ...

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Building Good Lives Together

Learning Disability England has been working with its members on Building Good Lives Together for the last couple of years....

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