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The importance of place and coproduction for public leadership - not following the latest governmental fad, but creating local innovations with communities. Insights from 30 years of social care by Prof Graeme Betts Prof Catherine Needham IMPACT College of Social Sciences Jon Glasby West Midlands ADASS

Congratulations to Prof. Prof Robin Miller & Dr Caroline Jackson on your project 'Evaluation of Community-Led Support' with NDTi being shortlisted for the European Social Services Awards! 👏 Show your support by casting your vote: essa-eu.org/research-and-e… European Social Network #ESSA2024

A really informative blog here with invaluable insight into why this matters NDTi @JennyPittsNDTi Prof Robin Miller #CommunityLedSupport programme members 👀👇

🌟Health and Care Futures Free Webinar Series ‘Unblocking the system – how can we move more people with a learning disability out of long stay hospital?’. Join us to hear from Prof Robin Miller from IMPACT co-author of 'Why Are We Stuck In Hospital?'.

We are looking for organisations that will work with us in 2025-26 - these organisations will host one of our IMPACT Demonstrator or Facilitator projects, or take part in one of our IMPACT Networks Applications close on Wednesday 20 November buff.ly/3XB2U29

Eclectic & fascinating exhibition Ikon exploring 'friendship as a fundamental human relationship that is essential to individual well-being and society'. Well worth visiting & a good chance to stock up on b'cards too! The Barber Institute Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Got questions about applying to host a 2025-26 IMPACT project? Our second briefing session is Tuesday 5 November 2024, 13:00-14:30 (register: buff.ly/3TT3XYX)

Join us next Monday for our #ESRCFestical event at The Circle in Sheffield We'll be screening the Homes Not Hospitals film, and bringing people together to discuss the impacts of missed opportunities when individuals with learning disabilities and autism are stuck in long-stay

Job opportunity: Strategic Improvement Coach (OT & Research) Lead a project empowering Occupational Therapists to engage in research and drive change in social care! Part-time, more info: buff.ly/4hwU8Kq - Apply by Nov 25, 2024 #AdultSocialCare #OccupationalTherapy

"You know that you're getting somewhere when your director of transport is talking about strengths-based!" Charlotte Walton DASS & colleagues from Chesire & Chesire West outline culture change in CLS Amanda Nally Dr Chloe Waterman

Our Social Care theme, led by Prof Robin Miller, are looking to employ a part-time Strategic Improvement Coach to lead a 12 month change project to facilitate engagement in research by occupational therapists, based within IMPACT. Closes: 25 Nov 2024. jobs.ac.uk/job/DKF879/str…

Really great news for Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership and IMPACTAgewell Project! Over the next two years, they'll be deepening their services and building on their proven methods for supporting older people in the community They were the site of our first Demonstrator and first project in NI:

🥳Congratulations to the NDTi, NIHR, and University of Birmingham team, which has won a European Social Services Award (European Social Network) for their Community-Led Support programme. Find out more here 👉 birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/ndti…

Yesterday for #carersrightsday we released a new report with Carers UK in which we estimate the value of #unpaidcare across the 4 Nations of the UK. We found that these contributions are worth £184 billion each year. To read more, follow this link: centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2024/1… Economic and Social Research Council

Great insights from Carmel Langstaff & Amanda Nally at the ignite session on strengths based commissioning. Excellent questions from participants too- we could have discussed for much longer! IMPACT SCIE West Midlands ADASS CLS

The NIHR SSCR Research Career Development Awards Call for Applications is now open. Funding between £20,000 – £75,000 is available and successful awards will commence in summer 2025. Further details at sscr.nihr.ac.uk/research-caree…

Our Demonstrators, lead by Prof Robin Miller, will be hosted by Conwy Council, Wrexham Council, Derbyshire CC, Calderdale Council, NHS Greater Manchester, NHS Western Isles, Southern Trust and Health and Social Care Northern Ireland

Our Director Jon Glasby and Demonstrator Lead Prof Robin Miller are awarding a PhD studentship on leading evidence-informed change in adult social care, building on IMPACT's work - Fully funded studentship (covering home fees and a living allowance) - Full or part-time - Opportunity

Great to be at the annual Social work and Social Care conference today and hear all about coproduction and research. Lots of interesting people to catch up with and interesting speakers. Even had a chance to spread the word about IMPACT! Northern Ireland Social Care Council

Following the Prime Minister's announcement to abolish NHS England, Prof. Judith Smith explores how shifting power from the centre could reshape the health service, but warns that such overhauls rarely go smoothly ⬇️ theconversation.com/abolishing-nhs…