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At the end of 2022, the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee published a report, challenging the Government to implement urgent reforms in the sector.  Entitled, ‘A Gloriously Ordinary Life’: Spotlight on Adult Social Care, the report warned that the ‘continued invisibility’ of the adult social care sector was increasingly damaging to both those […]

The narrative around children’s social care has, in recent years, been both negative and counterproductive. Headline after headline has been laced with failings and bad practice, particularly concerning the private sector, where the lion’s share of the blame is often placed. There’s little doubt that improvements can, and should, be made to the sector. Independent

The issue of children in care is rarely far from the frontpages – and it’s usually accompanied by sensational and often misleading headlines. Ofsted’s latest study into children in care, Why do children go into children’s homes?, generated understandable column inches stating that there is a ‘lack of collective knowledge on the needs of children in care’. While we don’t disagree with the

children who require care away from their families are treated as “criminals rather than victims”, with aHis comments certainly grabbed headlines and thrust the ICHA into the media spotlight. But this was no PR ploy on the part of the association. Sadly, this issue runs far deeper than the column inches it generated in the

Selling a business that you’ve put your heart and soul into for many years can be an extremely emotive process – not to mention a complex one. Knowing where to start, and how to navigate your way through what is a lengthy and complicated journey, requires considerable research, expertise and support, to ensure you achieve

Jane Foster is a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) for Tri Borough Children’s Services, and a specialist safeguarding advisor with international experience. Based in Cornwall, and a lover of bodyboarding and sea swimming, Jane is one of seven members of our Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB). The board is responsible for observing and overseeing the care

In the latest in our series of Q&As with members of our Independent Safeguarding Board, we spoke to Dr Lynne Wigens OBE, about why she got involved with the initiative, her highly successful career in nursing and safeguarding, and her views on the social care sector. As former Director of Patient Safety and Clinical Quality

In the first in our series of Q&As with members of our Independent Safeguarding Board, we spoke to former Detective Superintendent, Iqbal Singh, about his involvement with the board, his policing career spanning 31 years, and his thoughts on the social care sector. Tell us about your experience as an acting police officer and your

The eagerly anticipated independent review of children’s social care has been published and the industry has spent the last two weeks poring over the detail. While the final recommendations won’t be released until early next year, the initial findings are enough to give us a flavour of the tone and sentiment of the review so

Rob Finney catches up with Tomorrow’s Care magazine to talk about everything from what inspired him to get into children’s services, the challenges facing the sector and who he’d invite to a dinner party! In the magazine’s monthly feature, 10 Minutes With…, the Chief Operating Officer at Tristone Healthcare, talks about what the future holds