London Looked After Children’s Nurse wins top award
Lin Graham-Ray, Hammersmith and Fulham’s designated nurse consultant for looked-after children, has scooped the top prize at the Nursing Standard awards* when she was named the nation’s nurse of the...
View ArticleIntroducing ChiMat – an invaluable resource for children’s services
“Attention has become the scarce resource of the information economy” Wired Magazine One of my favourite sayings because it is a reality that there is so much information available on the internet that...
View ArticleNew group launched for professionals working with children and young people...
How do we make integrated working in children’s services a reality? This is particularly important for children in care who require a whole systems approach for their health and well being. Their...
View Article2010 – new decade, new challenges – what needs to change in social work and...
“We have enough people who tell us the way it is – now we need a few more people who can tell us how it can be!” A brief roundup of some of the topics we will be featuring in 2010 The Advanced...
View ArticleSCIE publish an updated edition of Personalisation: a rough guide
SCIE have recently updated this excellent free guide to Personalisation which is also available in Easy Read format. I believe that everyone involved in adult social care should have their own...
View ArticleNational Continuing Professional Development Conference for Social...
The 4th National Continuing Professional Development Conference for Social Workers on the theme of ‘Integrated Practice’ will be held at the Institute of Psychiatry on 14th September 2010. The...
View ArticleRadical proposals in the new health White Paper
The White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’ published yesterday reveal that power will be devolved from Whitehall to patients and professionals. Patients will get more choice and...
View ArticleSticky: New online Guide demystifies children’s services
“The challenges confronting children and young people in the care system are complex. Their health and well-being depend on the contribution of many different professionals who are not always aware of...
View ArticleDigital inclusion should start with local authorities
With over 600 hits on the Click Guide to Children’s Services webpage, the Guide has now been downloaded in 30 local authorities, 20 children’s charities, by universities, child minders, foster carers,...
View ArticleGuest Blog A simple message about Personalisation “Trust More”
In our recent publication The Architecture for Personalisation Kate Fulton and I explore how best local leaders, social workers especially, can promote personalisation. The challenge is to promote...
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