What will next year’s election bring for care and housing? At the start of the political party conference season, Roy Irwin asks: what are the big questions we want to see parties focus on in the run up to election day?
How has a graduate designer, with no care experience, found new ways to make the professional lives of home care workers more engaging, motivating and fulfilling?
Recruitment is the biggest problem facing the care sector right now. So what can be done to attract − and retain − the right candidates?
The challenges of delivering service improvements at lower costs require innovative thinking between local authorities, the third sector, businesses and people who receive services. That's why Thought Leader was created. Since its inception five years ago, leaders from different sectors have created, discussed and rolled-out best practice in social care, housing and sustainable communities.Alan Long, Executive Director, Mears Group