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Bernard Sunley Care ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ to host free Christmas lunch for local community
21 Nov 2025 ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ
This #GoodNewsFriday we hear how Bernard Sunley Care ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ are making sure no-one in their local community is alone this Christmas Day. read more
Good news story
Digitisation in neighbourhood health: the key to true integration
19 Nov 2025 Katie Thorn
Katie Thorn, Project Lead at Digital Care Hub, discusses why digital must be at the forefront of integrated working in social care. read more
Digital
Integration
How my role as a trusted assessor supports integrated working
17 Nov 2025 Pam Ward
Pam Ward, Care ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ Trusted Assessor, Warrington and Halton, tells us more about her role and how it’s supporting smoother transitions from hospital t…read more
Celebrated care worker retires at 83
14 Nov 2025 ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ
This Good News Friday, we hear about Irene Woods who recently retired from a long and happy career in care aged 83. read more
Resources to support with integrated working in social care
12 Nov 2025 ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ
These handy resources can help support your understanding and involvement with integrated ways of working. read more
Delegated healthcare activities
What’s happening with integrated working right now
10 Nov 2025 ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ
We explore key developments happening with integrated working across adult social care right now. read more
Policy
Spellman Care’s fundraising success
07 Nov 2025 ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ
This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Spellman Care about their fundraising efforts over the summer. read more
Why integrated working matters for social care
05 Nov 2025 Oonagh Smyth CBE
As we launch our ‘Integrated working and social care’ spotlight, our CEO Oonagh Smyth discusses what integrated working means and why it’s important. read more
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SC-WRES – a tool for continuous change
31 Oct 2025 ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ
We look at the findings from our latest Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) report. read more
Culture and diversity
How using ASC-WDS data can help care organisations with benchmarking
30 Oct 2025 ΢΢²ÝÊÓÆµ
By using the Adult Social Care Workforce Date Set (ASC-WDS) you can benchmark your organisation against other care providers for key metrics. We look …read more
ASC-WDS
Workforce intelligence
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