Laura Griffith

Jenny from @ndtihello.bsky.social talking through the bits of the jigsaw we need for strengths based practice to flourish. Starting with “is it legal” “will it make a difference” @impadultcare.bsky.social

Jenny from @commcats.bsky.social talking is through the lack of non vanilla options to help people lead gloriously ordinary lives at the @impadultcare.bsky.social strengths based practice summit

Here today at @impadultcare.bsky.social summit on strengths based practice. With the amazing Lyn Romeo, until recently the Chief Social Worker for England. Saying let’s get back to people, the people in their environment in the communities.

How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

“Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time—specifically, one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes,” Timothy W. Ryback writes in a step-by-step account:

Alice – experience of a care system that doesn’t care - When I get old Alice Alice lived alone in a small flat in the south of England, with help from nearby family and visits from a worker from a homecare agency.  One night she fell from her bed and admitted to hospital...

Care that doesn't care. Such a depressing, anger-inducing read from #WIGO, about the way our legacy care sector can treat us & the people we care about, without consequences.

wigo.org.uk/alice-experi...

‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told Damning parliamentary report blames lack of education by healthcare workers and ‘pervasive stigma’ for poor care

Medical misogyny - why do women's health issues such as endometriosis receive so little attention when it impacts every part of their life? Parliamentary committee finally calling this out www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Dream on: A new animation challenging people to think differently about what care should be - IMO Dream on was created with teenagers from Hull Young Voices Influencing Care. It is about waking up but being too scared to open your eyes, because when you open your eyes you will find out that what h...

really like this animation, challenging thinking about what care should be Shares key bits of framing with @socialcarefuture.bsky.social narrative (care 'not a dead end destination'). Loving the inclusion of chip spice too @blimeysimon.bsky.social

www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/imo/your-sto...

Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.

To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.

You're Dead to Me - Medieval Christmas - BBC Sounds Greg Jenner and guests explore Christmas in medieval times.

This is where I source my belief that we should all have January off

@gregjenner.bsky.social @goingmedieval.bsky.social

Massive away win for the little fella.

Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it | Rachel Clarke Making dying easier is not the solution when NHS, social and palliative care are simply not there for patients

Let's not forget the need to fund good palliative care. This by @doctoroxford.bsky.social is spot on.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

👀 #academicsky

If you’ve got young kids and need a cheap Xmas gift, please permit me to wave my children’s books in your face!

They’re funny, factual history books for kids aged 7-12, and have hilarious illustrations. They’re dead cheap, and I do personally signed copies through @foxlanebooks.bsky.social 🙏👍😁🎁🎄

I’m very pleased to hear the news about the vote on the Assisted Dying bill. I have had family members who had to die in agony. I hope there might be a choice for others not to go through this, soon. My friends here in Australia are very surprised to hear we don’t have this humane choice already.

KNOW-PH - Knowledge For Public Health | LinkedIn KNOW-PH - Knowledge For Public Health | 82 followers on LinkedIn. Revolutionising the way research is used in public health planning and delivery. Funded by the NIHR. | Knowledge for Public Health is ...

We're on LinkedIn!

So if you are interested in Knowledge Mobilisation and health inequalities please give us a follow.

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Too later for me! Sold out. (Have just finished Girl, Woman, Other (everyone else I know has already read it) and it was *sensational* thank you so much! )

Excited to be at #NCASC this week. You'll find us talking about:

🟣 Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
🟣 The workforce strategy
🟣 Direct payments and self-directed support
🟣 Care Closer to Home

And it all comes back to one question: How can we support people live life their way?

STRENGTHEN PRIMARY CARE

Five reasons why the Mental Health Bill won’t stop the detention of autistic people and people with learning disabilities The Mental Health Bill reaches its second reading in the House of Lords tonight. This is a quick post to explain why it won’t stop the detention of autistic people and people with learning di…

Five reasons why the Mental Health Bill won't get autistic people and people with learning disabilities out of psychiatric detention wp.me/p4oJEJ-Zi

Learning Disability Autistic Long-stay Hospitals Learning Disability Autistic Long-stay Hospitals was a network focused on improving discharge for those individuals who needed extra support

One of the very worst scandals in UK public services has been the issue of people with learning disabilities in long stay hospitals. Really pleased that IMPACT has been working on this subject to gather evidence to support positive change. Read more here: impact.bham.ac.uk/our-projects...

What is a “social impact scholar”? Having a positive impact beyond academia can often be seen as a requirement, rather than as a personal orientation to research and its potential to create social change. John E. Wilcox and Brandon …

💥New: What is a “social impact scholar”?

👨‍💻John E. Wilcox and Brandon Reynante #AcademicSky #SocialImpact

Life. We only get to live it once. So shouldn't we all have the opportunity to live it our way?

Good care and support can make this happen. But often, people tell us it's not working as it should. This makes it difficult for them to live the life they want.

That's where Making It Real comes in...

Better Now: A collaborative call to action at NCASC 2024 - NDTi We're delighted to be collaborating with Shared Lives Plus and Community Catalysts on a campaign to highlight a range of proven approaches that are reshaping conversations about social care.

More on our partnership with NDTi & @commcats.bsky.social
www.ndti.org.uk/news/better-...

New podcast series starting with two women leading change in social care

The 80s: Photographing Britain review — a drab show ruined by jargon The same themes — Aids, strikes, race — come up again and again in Tate Britain’s dreary exhibition, and the captions make our critic want to weep

"Were the 80s really this dreary?' asks @thetimes reviewer. 'AIDS, strikes, race?' I've not seen the exhibition but, yes, that is pretty much how I remember them. www.thetimes.com/article/61c2...