Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE)

“A promotional graphic for the webinar titled ‘What matters to them? Participatory approaches to develop research topics with older adults and care home staff and residents.’ It is hosted by the Joint Pain in Care Homes and Qualitative Research Interest Groups. The date is 5 March 2026, from 12:00 to 13:00 GMT. The content lists three items: (1) True participatory research versus consulting with participants, presented by Prof. Pat Schofield from the University of Plymouth; (2) A prioritisation exercise identifying future research topics relevant to people living and working in care homes, presented by Dr Reena Devi from the University of Leeds; and (3) Discussion and Q&A. The left side shows an illustration of diverse people sitting in chairs in discussion. The bottom right contains the Global Observatory for Long Term Care logo.”

Have you registered for the next GOLTC webinar?
🗓️5 March, 12-1 GMT
🗣️ Looking at how #ParticipatoryResearch with older adults can shape research and practice, and improve systems for #CareHome staff and residents.
goltc.org/what-matters...

“Promotional graphic for the 8th International Conference on Evidence-based Policy in Long-Term Care. The top half shows a photo of the London skyline with the River Thames, autumn trees, and modern skyscrapers. A green banner reads ‘Call for abstracts open!’. The lower section includes event details: London, United Kingdom, 9–11 September 2026; abstracts deadline 5 May 2026. The conference title and the International Long-Term Care Policy Network logo appear on the right.”

🚨 Call for Abstracts!
Join us at #ILPN2026, 9–11 Sept in London, for a global forum on evidence‑based #LongTermCare policy.
🗓️ Submit by 5 May!
Find full guidelines, an overview of key topics, and make a submission online:
🔗 ilpnetwork.org/2026-confere...

#HealthPolicy #CareResearch

“Graphic advertising a job opportunity for a Research Coordinator at CPEC. The top right corner has a red ‘Apply Now’ banner. The main text reads: ‘Job Opportunity at CPEC: Research Coordinator.’ Below, smaller text says: ‘Contribute to research project coordination, support the project research lead with their management activities, and provide general administrative support.’ A deadline of 10th March 2026 is highlighted. On the bottom right are the LSE and CPEC logos. The design uses teal and red colours with an icon of three people and interlocking gears.”

🚨Vacancy!
We’re looking to recruit an organised, proactive, and passionate Research Coordinator to help drive impactful projects, support world‑leading researchers, and keep our work running smoothly.
🗓️ 10th March 2026
🔗https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/1966/0/464732/15539/cpec-research-coordinator

“A promotional banner for an event titled ‘Maternal psychological wellbeing: a challenge and a unique opportunity.’ The image shows a mother holding two young children, set against a dimly lit background. Along the top of the banner are logos from the following organisations: Make Mothers Matter, LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science), CPEC (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre), Anna Freud, the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, and the Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health. Text at the bottom notes that this is an LSE event taking place on 28th January 2026, with a prompt to join the conversation using the hashtag #MaternalWellbeingLSE.”

🗣️ Last month, CPEC researcher Annette Bauer held a powerful event, in partnership with Make Mothers Matter:
🤰 'Maternal Psychological wellbeing: a challenge and a unique opportunity'.
💻 A write up of the event and recording are now available online!
makemothersmatter.org/maternal-psy...

🗣️ Catch CPEC's Michela Tinelli at March's LARIA Conference on local data in research, presenting her work strengthening homelessness services.
🗓️Wed 25 March
🔗https://www.laria.org.uk/2026/01/23/larias-one-day-conference-and-awards-book-now/#!event-register/2026/3/25/laria-one-day-conference-awards

Frontiers | Access to healthcare services and adherence to treatments for people with dementia among ethnic minority groups: a scoping review BackgroundDementia is a leading cause of death among the older population and requires regular engagement with primary care services, monitoring, and special...

💻 New paper alert!
RA Elisa Aguzzoli's scoping review indicated inequalities in dementia care for ethnic minority groups — including access to primary care, quality of care, and adherence to anti‑dementia medication.
Read the full paper here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/dem...

Event poster showing a woman looking directly at the camera while holding two young children on either side. Across the top are partner logos: Make Mothers Matter, LSE, CPEC, Anna Freud, Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health, and Maternal Mental Health Alliance. Event details overlay the image: “Wed 28th January 2026, 15:15–17:30 GMT, London School of Economics & Political Science. Online only | In person (Fully booked).” A red button reads “Register now.” The event title at the bottom reads: “Maternal psychological wellbeing: a challenge and a unique opportunity.” Footer text says “Join the conversation #MaternalWellbeingLSE.” Photo credit: Marina Cavazza.

Maternal mental health is urgent and too often overlooked. It affects women, children, families, + economies, but offers a powerful chance for early intervention and lasting change.
So Wed 28 Jan, join our vital event with Make Mothers Matter +
Anna Freud: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New publication! 'Psychological support for people affected by scandals caused by serious + sustained failings of statutory services + government'.
Using insights from the Infected Blood Inquiry, the report shares vital learnings for future similar cases. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

📖 Learn more about LIVE-DEM: www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy...

The LIVE-DEM project logo.

Involved in commissioning, purchasing or funding health and social care in England? Work in a Local Authority or ICB? Take part in our survey for LIVE-DEM, the UK’s largest study on live-in care for people whose primary support need is dementia.
👉 lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Read more 🔗👇

Nineteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19) LISER's public research focuses on social and economic policies, including their spatial dimension. Its mission is to provide the scientific community and society with clear, relevant and solid…

📣 Call for applications for the Nineteenth Doctorate Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19)

The School provides the opportunity to discuss issues concerning the topic 'Inequality and Big Challenges'.

📆 Apply by 27 November

Further details here ⬇️

A promotional flyer for the event, with the details, which reads: The Global Observatory of Long-Term Care celebration of the UN's International Day of Care and Support Friday 28 November 2025 'Changing the Narrative on Long Term Care' The flyer is blue and features logos from different organisations partnering in the event, and features a graphic of hands holding up the planet.

This Friday is the UN's International Day of Care and Support.
@goltc.bsky.social have organised a global online event, for the theme 'Changing the Narrative on Long-Term Care'. 🌍🫶💻
Find out the details for your local timings and register to join 👉 goltc.org/save-the-dat...

Happening right now, the first webinar of the @goltc.bsky.social Innovation in Long-Term Care interest group, with a presentation of the @cpeclse.bsky.social SASCI project by Juliette Malley, if you want to join, this group make sure you register here: goltc.org/add-new-expe...
#LongTermCare

New in The British Journal of Social Work | King's College London Carl Purcell, Mary Baginsky & Nicole Steils on multi-agency working to keep children safe

NEW PAPER 'No quick fixes: Multi-agency working to improve information-sharing on men and keep children safe'.
Findings from the collaborative SOCRATES programme, with researchers from CPEC, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @lancasteruni.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-in-...

CPEC researchers contributed to the new report 'Welcoming Growth: The economic case for a fair and humane asylum system' and were thrilled to join the launch in Parliament this week.
The report has also been the subject of Early Day Motion in the Commons: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo....

🤔Can AI understand meaning? What happens when AI tries to do qualitative research?💻

These are the questions addressed at the next GOLTC webinar, Wednesday 10th Dec 4pm-5:30pm.

Make sure to register now for this timely and thoughtful discussion!
goltc.org/webinar-can-...

Join us for a webinar on:
Older Persons, Disabilities and Social Protection in African contexts

🗓️ 07 November
🕰️ 15.00-16.30 SAST, 13.00–14:30 GMT
Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A promotional title slide, showing the LSE and CPEC logos and the title of the paper.

NEW WORKING PAPER PUBLISHED
'The evidence on outcomes of rehabilitation and reablement support: a rapid literature review', looking at existing studies to suggest where future research could address gaps and weaknesses in the evidence base. @nihr.bsky.social eprints.lse.ac.uk/130034/

💻Join us tomorrow, 2-3:30, for a virtual webinar organised by @nihr.bsky.social's ASCRU team, showcasing social care research in the NIHR Policy Research Units.
💡The webinar is free to attend, but will focus on informing DHSC policy makers.
☑️Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📖 Learn more about LIVE-DEM: www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy...

Calling CEOs, directors & managers of live-in care in England! Take part in our LIVE-DEM survey, the UK’s largest study on live-in care for people whose primary support need is dementia.
👉 lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#DementiaCare #LiveInCare #HealthResearch

Adolescents facing high adversity had fewer mental-health problems when their families received Bolsa Família cash transfers.
Social protection can buffer the effects of poverty but lasting gains need coordinated action
doi.org/10.1192/j.eu... @cpeclse.bsky.social @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social

A promotional banner for the role, featuring the CPEC logo. The text reads: VACANCY: Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE CPEC are recruiting for a Centre Manager to join our team! Responsibilities include managing administrative tasks on behalf of CPEC, managing its administrative team and providing support to the CPEC Centre Director. Deadline: Sunday 12 October 2025 Apply online now

🚨 VACANCY: CPEC Centre Manager!
🌟 If you have strong management skills, enjoy working collaboratively whilst leading a team, and feel passionate about having an impact in social care then apply now online!
🗓️ Deadline 12 October!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

AI and social care: How LLMs downplay women’s health needs AI tools are used in the delivery of public health and social care services. They reduce paperwork and save time - but they can also introduce a gender bias?

New research by Sam Rickman @cpeclse.bsky.social finds that #AI tools (LLMs) can downplay #women’s #health needs compared to men’s in ways that could exacerbate #inequality.

@lseinequalities.bsky.social

Black text reads 'Webinar - shaping the future for brain health' against a beige background. To the right of the text, a person is working at a laptop whilst writing in a notebook. Only their arms and hands are visible. Around the laptop are a mug of tea, a pot plant and a mobile phone.

Join us on 19 November for a joint webinar with the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing focused on brain health, prevention & future care needs.

@hdemnitzking.bsky.social and Prof Naaheed Mukadam will present their #denpruQM work.

More info ⬇️
tinyurl.com/y3nzw3c4

@nihrhapru.bsky.social

🌟Brilliant follow up on our recent research on #GenderBias of #AI in #SocialCare.
⏱️10 min read, exploring the nuances of the role of AI in supporting workforce, cost implications, as well as the 'real-world' human impact and how evidence-based decision making is what's needed.

“Promotional flyer for a webinar titled ‘Economic modelling to support decision making in social care: How can we make smarter decisions in social care with limited resources?’ Speakers are Dr Michela Tinelli, Helen Weatherly, and Ana Duarte. The moderator is Professor Martin Knapp. The webinar will be held online via Zoom on Monday, September 29th, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM (GMT+1 / London). Organised by LSE Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) in collaboration with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).”

Join us for the first webinar of the ESSENCE-III project, exploring how economic modelling can support better choices in social care + Q&A session
🗓️Mon, Sept 29th, 12–1💻
lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#SocialCare #HealthEconomics #EconomicModelling #ESSENCEproject #NIHR @nihrsscr.bsky.social

GOLTC webinar: Social Care Reform in England taking stock and setting the agenda YouTube video by ILPN

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztKj...

A promotional title slide for the webinar, featuring the GOLTC (Global Observatory of Long Term Care) logo. White text on a blue background reads: SOCIAL CARE REFORM IN ENGLAND: Taking stock and setting the agenda Social Care Reform in England Interest Group Webinar ◦ The state of Social Care in England (Simon Bottery, (King's Fund and Natasha Curry, Nuffield Trust) ◦ How did we get here? An overview of social care reform proposals and debates in England (Richard Humphries, Health Foundation) ◦ When reform stalls: The real-life cost for people who draw on care and support, (Clenton Farquharson, Think Local Act Personal) Recording online: https://shorturl.at/EZvL5

Social Care Reform in England: Taking stock and setting the agenda! We're uploading recent GOLTC webinar like this insightful session on the state of #SocialCare in England, the reforms, the debates and the real life cost.
@nuffieldtrust.org.uk @tlap.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social

@lseinequalities.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social