26 June 2023
This blogpost was initially published on the RAND Europe website.
14 March 2023
‘Why are we stuck in hospital?’ report reveals the challenges for people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people trying to leave ‘long-stay’ hospital.
06 March 2023
A new guide has been launched to help Councils and social care providers avoid pitfalls when introducing new and emerging technology into adult social care.
22 March 2022
Jon Glasby is a qualified social worker by background and Director of IMPACT, the UK centre for implementing evidence in adult social care.
04 February 2022
New publication on co-production and emotional labour in care settings is described.
03 February 2022
This page describes a new study which investigates how to understand and improve social care assessments for older LGBTQ+ people in England.
15 December 2021
Introducing a new publication, 'While you're there, can you just … ' by Catherine Needham, Elizabeth Griffiths & Catherine Mangan (2021). which considers role-extending and emotional labour in public services.
30 November 2021
The new Social Care Research centre is a collaboration of universities, care sector partners and international research teams.
15 November 2021
News item about the first stage in a collaboration to lead Public Involvement national research in adult social care.
15 November 2021
Jason Schaub has been awarded two grants one of which is for a study entitled 'Understanding the Social Care Assessment Journey of Older LGBTQ+ People.
03 November 2021
This research will examine the contribution social workers make to older people's lives
09 September 2021
A former chancellor as health secretary may help the Conservatives overcome the powerful Treasury veto.
09 September 2021
Prof Catherine Needham disucsses Boris Johnson's plan to reform social care in the Mirror newspaper
07 September 2021
Catherine Needham discusses the new social care reform plan in 'The Conversation'
13 May 2021
Senior academics from the School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham respond to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry..
24 March 2021
The University of Birmingham has been announced as the lead partner of a brand new Centre for adult social care, which will aim to put evidence into practice to promote and maintain people's independence and wellbeing.