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Tech will become obsolete; your mission must be timeless
Devices don’t always age well, but there is a secret to future-proofing care-tech procurement, says Clare Morris of Rethink Partners. Search as we might for the most intuitive digital devices, and seamlessly integrated systems, we have to face an awkward reality: tech ages fast. Even if your kitchen doesn’t have a drawer rammed with old […]
Money is essential for social care, but we also have to change the way we spend it
Forget political grandstanding: social care isn’t getting the cash it deserves. But when it comes aren’t there ways to spend it better? asks Clare Morris. When you think about your future, perhaps your later years, you probably imagine yourself surrounded by the people, places and things that matter most to you. It’s what most of […]
Is housing the Ringo in your social care model?
It’s easily overlooked, but housing can create the conditions that let the magic happen, says Clare Morris. Looking at the complex connections between health, social care and communities, it’s easy to forget that a key strand is housing, whether council built and/or owned or out there on the commercial market. Planners, developers, and house builders […]
“Everyone has the fear they ought to know more”
Want to implement real culture change in your organisation’s approach to digital? It’s time foranamnesty of digital blindspots, says Irene Carson. What is it about the field of digital tech that has so many people feeling inadequate? Digital technology moves at a pace that sometimes takes your breath away, but it’s a culture of curiosity […]
5 reasons winning sign-off on your digital plan is the new Minecraft
Navigating your organisation’s governance isn’t easy. Time to think like a gamer, says Irene Carson. We all want to make a difference in social care – we all want to ‘be the change’ – but when it comes to navigating the hierarchies and decision-making forums in your organisation, that takes some smart and tactical thinking. Tapping into […]
Getting out the good biscuits: how to build trust and engagement to implement culture change
Whether it’s your users, partners or team you want to help bond, there are a few tricks – and some massive rewards – to bringing barriers down says Irene Carson. What’s your biscuit strategy for your next group meeting? Do you even have one?! Here’s why I think you should… Culture change is a marathon, […]
Digital switchover is HERE – this is what you need to do
Yet to get a grip on switchover? It’s time to tool up, says Clare Morris. When your in-tray is overflowing, there’s nothing quite so dangerous as a very long deadline. The digital switchover of analogue phone lines has been on the horizon for years, the distant date of 2025 lulling many of us into a […]
Think like a gamer: 5 reasons winning sign-off on your digital plan is the new Minecraft
We all want to make a difference in social care – we all want to ‘be the change’ – but when it comes to navigating the hierarchies and decision-making forums in your organisation, that takes some smart and tactical thinking. Tapping into the right governance, both in your organisation and maybe partner organisations, and leveraging your influence […]
The magic is happening…see for yourself!
Meet Pam, an 88-yr-old dog lover whose social worker, Jacob, was concerned to find her back door open on a morning visit. Jacob was able to recommend a sensor package for Pam’s home, and data showed him that Pam lets her dog out at night, checks the bins, and often forgets to shut her back […]