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Tag: Social care

Can a new partnership keep vulnerable children out of care?

Five London boroughs, backed by a social impact bond, will offer therapeutic support to at-risk children and their families In…

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Posted in: Public sector, Social Care Filed under: Big Lottery Fund, Bridges Fund Management, Positive Families Partnership, Social care, Social Finance, social impact bonds

The apps taking on social care’s ‘broken’ business model

A new breed of technology-driven care providers is slashing costs, but will money be reinvested into care worker salaries? Leila…

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Posted in: Public sector, Social Care, Technology Filed under: adult social care, apps, Social care

Council includes service users when choosing care providers

In Oxfordshire, people who use supported accommodation and their families sit on panels to select who delivers their care. Brian…

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Posted in: Public sector, Social Care Filed under: accommodation, Disability, grants, learning disability, living, Local government, Oxford, Personalisation, providers, Social care, Social Care Network, Society, submarine, supported, Work practices, yellow

Scrapping bursaries for occupational therapy students

Bursaries for OT undergraduates are about to disappear, so university students will need to apply for loans Student places on…

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Posted in: Education, Social Care Filed under: abolished, brunel, Careers, degree, expenses, funding, grants, Healthcare Network, Homecare, Social care, Social Care Network, Society, students, Work practices

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