Positive change for paid care workers – what, how, and when?
Duncan Fisher convened two meetings in autumn 2024 with a group of paid care workers to bring together their views on what they want to see change in their work situation.
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Developing a National Care Service: Learning from Scotland’s experience
Emily Burn and Catherine Needham reflect on their previous research with the Local Government Information Unit on Scotland’s proposed National Care Service and outline four areas of key learning for the Government in Westminster.
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A powerful insight into the difficult transitions this author has faced, navigating life as a Young Adult carer.
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Read this new study by the Centre for Care team researching inequalities in care.
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Centre Director Kate Hamblin provides a round up of our Summer School activities.
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Three months after the General Election, Erika Kispeter reviews policy developments in social care, focusing on the workforce, to better understand why sector stakeholders are urging the new government to take urgent action and prioritise care.
Read more about Waiting for government action: What next for the social care workforce?Dr Duncan Fisher presents a film for the British Sociological Association, produced for A-level students, aiming to raise awareness of, and give context to, care and care work in relation to sociology.
Read more about Care, Social Care and Sociology – a short filmA research summary report of ‘The Transitions that Matter’ project, by Hayrunisa Pelge and Catherine Needham.
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Maxine Watkins writes about the invaluable contribution unpaid carers make to society and how crucial it is that the next government prioritises their needs in policymaking and resource allocation.
Read more about Unpaid Carers: Will the next government acknowledge their value?As part of our ‘Transitions that Matter’ commentary series, Catherine Needham and members of the Centre for Care Voice Forum and the University of Birmingham Lived Experience Panel explore why so few people continue to transition to direct payments.
Read more about Why is the take-up of direct payments so low?Sue Yeandle comments on the recent reporting on Carer’s Allowance, providing context and highlighting the need for much overdue reform.
Read more about Carer’s allowance: let’s end this scandal now!No time for that! Practicing relational care in the UK homecare sector
Nick Morgan writes about the obstacle of time to practicing relational care in the context of homecare.
Read more about No time for that! Practicing relational care in the UK homecare sectorYingzi Shen writes about the multi-generational effects that rural-to-urban migration in China is having on familial care.
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