To mark Young Carers Awareness Day, I recently blogged about the need to identify and do more for the many thousands of young carers in this country – and by young carers I was referring to children and young people …
Unpaid care: in the vast majority of cases, carers freely give their time and energy in the spirit of love and support for a friend or family member, and many rightly take pride in providing essential support for those close …
Spring may be around the corner but our acute and community care services continue to feel the pressure. One of the privileges of visiting localities in different parts of the country is that I see first hand the resilience and …
We are now just weeks away from the first set of reforms under the Care Act 2014 being made reality across the country. It seems difficult to believe it was last June that our online consultation sought views on how …
It is a benefit of the modern age of open government and online engagement that we are able to better understand, anticipate and adapt to the concerns and circumstances of those we seek to help and support. Our recently published …
Much has happened since the last NCAS Conference in Harrogate. The Care Bill has become the Care Act, the Better Care Fund has come into its own with the work of the integration pioneers and we have seen a whole …
Sometimes, progress or improvement can be hampered by the language we use. Terms, phrases – even individual words – can, in certain contexts, appear limiting and reductive. And when those words are applied to individuals or groups of people, even …
It won’t have escaped your attention that this week is Carers Week, the national celebration of the millions of people caring for relatives and friends in families and communities throughout the country. That they often do this without making use …
This is the year when the will to do more for the most vulnerable in society is matched by new legislation enshrining in law the principles we in the care and support sector have long felt important. The Care Act …
