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Wish I’d known 30 years ago that forgetting what I was saying mid-sentence and misjudging when to jump into a conversation wasn’t a personal flaw—it was ADHD and the limits of my working memory. The years I’ve sent at work feeling inept, and guilty - what a waste but hey ho better late than never 😀
Where is the LeDeR report? People are dying up to 30 years younger, and these deaths could be preventable. Share the report to help create positive change! #LeDeRReport #Inequality #Inequity @NHSEngland @WesStreeting @AliveLeder #SelfAdvocacyWorks
Introducing the brand new internal Advisory Board of Homecare Workers' Group C.I.C.
Kyly, Amaka, Anonymous and Julie have been champions of our growing community throughout the group's first year. So proud to know these incredible people.
www.homecarewg.org/advisory-board
#socialcare #homecare
Brilliant to see this finally out.
Exploring conditions for co-production in all its complexity and evaluation in the context of co-production!
Lots of amazing partners and 8 project teams involved!
The inclusive Social History of Learning Disability conference is taking place at the Open University in Milton Keynes on 9th and 10th July.
It’s a conference about the importance of the stories, memories and histories of people with learning disabilities.
More details here: tinyurl.com/yt89tkxr
Instead of all the conversations about ‘demand’, it’s time to demand a different conversation.
New blog post: Words that make me go hmmm: Demand
#RewritingSocialCare
#UsNotThemAndUs
#LanguageMatters
rewritingsocialcare.blog/2025/05/17/d...
Gonna get lost under the news avalanche that is the local election results, but here are the 'Term of Reference' for Baroness Louise Casey's commission on adult social care. Bit of a cloudy soup I thought www.gov.uk/government/p...
We launched Care Can’t wait at #SpringSeminar25 today. Play your part - help tell the amazing story of social care.
Notts C Council invited us to join 100s of its staff to talk about www.wigo.org.uk
Q:'We’re all getting older...a care home or home ‘calls’ can be the only option...Is this what we want? Report wigo.org.uk/nottinghamsh... & join us @juestanny.bsky.social @jonglue.bsky.social @coproisaac.bsky.social
In a new guest post on our Making It Real blog, Ed Lowe – Co-Chair of the Our Voice co-production group in Nottinghamshire – shares his experience of using Making It Real to help develop the council’s Quality Assurance Framework for adult social care: buff.ly/UDkfClE
Cartoon showing coloured blocks falling one at a time that you can sort out but when they all land at once it’s overwhelming as you can’t do it.
Just what ADHD burnout felt like
The Government is planning “catastrophic” cuts to benefits that experts say will force disabled people into poverty, and even those with extreme disabilities will lose money. Our social safety net isn’t up for grabs: add your name now. 38d.gs/NoCruelBenef...
Creating effective relationships between commissioners and user-led organisations 🤝
Watch the recording from this Skills for Care webinar, with speakers from Learning Disability England and York People First (+ the other episodes in the series) here...
tinyurl.com/2sus9vxn
Excellent thread that really sums up the human cost of a broken unfair system. Thanks for writing @charlrwalker.bsky.social
Take a 👀 brilliant resource but so sad 😢 it’s needed
#MyVoteMyVoice wants to encourage people with a learning disability & autistic people to vote in the #localelections on 1st May. Visit www.myvotemyvoice.org.uk/voting/ for new resources & guidance @unitedresponse.bsky.social @dimensionsuk.bsky.social @mencap.org.uk @electoralcommission.org.uk
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Co-Production Collective is looking for someone to manage our projects with partners. If you are interested in co-production in research, policy and service development, we would like to hear from you!
Find out more about the role and how to apply in our blog: shorturl.at/AAPln
#coproduction
Our Voice Members Dean,Ed, Paul and Eddie
Photo of Our Voice and paid colleagues with Layla Mora
Fantastic to hear @bocciakid.bsky.social and other Our Voice members share their experiences and insight alongside paid colleagues with @laylamoran.bsky.social Chair of the health and social care select committee inquiry into the cost of in action in adult social care reform.
Free webinar: Co-production with people with learning disabilities from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities
As part of work on the Health and Wellbeing Alliance we are running a webinar with Race Equality Foundation 📣
Thursday 6th February, 2pm-4pm |
Book a place: tinyurl.com/5s54d7jn
In a world surrounded by tech and commissioners and funders that often see this as the answer to the shortage of care workers and a cheaper option, this image hits hard
It’s important that we remember tech should only be used to compliment good care and not replace the human element.
Really really hate the language of 'protecting the vulnerable' that seems to be all over the place at the moment. We are all vulnerable in different circumstances (and yes might need protecting). BUT person should never be defined as that and that alone #language
Thanks Alex and Impower for helping explore key “plumbing and wiring issues” 👇
Yay @bocciakid.bsky.social fantastic to see you here.
Sending a big hug Angela. My partner is currently ‘negotiating’ his dad’s care with a southern health and social care authority. Some fabulous people doing their best but poor communication and a lack of services has been really tough
Fantastic to hear this! Thanks for sharing @angelacat.bsky.social More on the Big Conversation in Nottinghamshire 👉www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/our-work/the-big-convers...
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Changing the world together. Love this short film that Leighton Wise made at the September 24 #SocialCareFuture gathering, which this year focused on growing people power. Give it a watch: socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/...
go.bsky.app/25nDNdz I have started a new pack @socialcarefuture.bsky.social @ianmccreath.bsky.social @tlap.bsky.social @commcats.bsky.social @nicksinclair.bsky.social @maryread1.bsky.social ...need to populate it more of course...😊
Really excited to be on BlueSky and to let you know about our exciting event coming up on December 5 where we will be sharing experiences and learning from the Measuring Success in Co-Production programme. #involvement #coproduction #livedexperience #evaluation
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/measuring-...