Could taking Service Directories mainstream be a step towards improving our social care service?
By Paul Tomlinson, Managing Director of IEG4 It was a hotly debated topic in the recent election and the subject of focus in the Prime Ministers recent Queen’s Speech. Social care funding is under the microscope like never before. In her thought-provoking TedTalk, entitled ‘Social Services Are Broken. How Can We Fix Them?’, author Hilary […]
GUEST BLOG: The importance of interior design in the care industry
By Joyce McLelland and Dana O’Donell (pictured, above), Senior Interior Designers at Blueleaf Designing interiors for care homes is far more than choosing a pretty cushion or the most practical seating – although both of these are important factors that should not be overlooked. Decor, furniture and layout for care homes can have a direct […]
GUEST BLOG: Removing the bed management burden from nurses
Day to day demands on nurses have changed fundamentally over the past decade – and not for the better. A decade ago, each ward received one consultant visit per day – and one decision regarding patient discharge. Bed management information was updated just once in any 24 hour period. Now, following the Safer Patient Flow […]
There’s more to life in social care than shift work
Fiona Millington, Chief Nurse at Florence, believes that the social care sector needs to evolve with its workers, offering flexibility, freedom and choice, if it is to survive the current staffing crisis… The adult social care sector is in the midst of a staffing crisis. In recent years, the number of registered nurses working in the care sector […]
Fire safety in care homes: How to ensure you are compliant
By Silas Campbell, Marketing and Communications Executive, Blueleaf We all know how damaging a fire can be; from seeing the devastating effects of the Grenfell Tower incident, to witnessing centuries worth of history burning down with the Notre Dam. Failing to conduct adequate and efficient fire safety checks makes the possibility of a disaster striking […]
Creating a digitally-led social care sector
Ian Newell, Director at Refero, explains how teleconsultation technology is bridging the communication gap in social care… Despite 12 green and white papers and five independent commissions over the last 20 years, successive governments have failed to find a winning strategy for social care reform. Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s deadline of 1 April for the social green paper […]
GUEST BLOG: Let’s talk about Smart Home Social Care
As the population ages, the demand for high quality carers rises. By 2026 it’s predicted that the UK will need around 420,000 more carers, but with the current vacancy rate high and the amount of those showing interest in the care sector diminishing, it’s important that technology is utilised in order to help fill the gaps […]
GUEST BLOG: Automating social care
Matt Hancock once again has called for the NHS to adopt new technology in order to survive. But how can IoT, AI and robotics be utilised to improve the care sector? Helen Dempster, Chief Visionary at Karantis360, writes… Matt Hancock has once again called for the NHS to adopt new technology in order to survive, […]
GUEST BLOG: How technology could help detect social care fraud
By Julian Pilling, CEO, Solutio UK Social care has become a political hot topic as cutbacks to the sector continue. Spending on social care in the UK constitutes an incredible £32 billion per year, with £22 billion being spent on adult social care and £10 billion on children’s. Adult social care alone accounts for 38% […]
GUEST BLOG: Care workers hit by Immigration Health Surcharge increase and Brexit troubles
By Damon Culbert, Immigration Advice Service The big red Brexit bus has driven its £350 million per week for the NHS off a cliff and nobody who drove it through the country in 2016 has anything new to say. The situation for care workers and healthcare providers across the NHS continues through its ‘national emergency’ as […]
