Care England chief says 'refund should be given' for care homes given inaccurate CQC grading.
A number of care and nursing homes are to be reinspected after the care watchdog found almost 40 inspection reports contained duplicate material.
Social Care needs help now and there isn't time to wait for a cross party discussion according to this story
Integrated Care Systems - where are we now and where are we going? A very timely and successful conference.
The word cloud - which we are pleased has care at the centre - is based on questions and answers submitted using the sli.do tool
See below for some quantitative views.
Even if you aren't coming to our Conference on Tuesday 19th November, you could answer this one question please
Wade Tovey introduces Nescha
John fighting to stay independent after 76 years in a wheelchair
Ron describes poor practice in a care home
Wade talks about his personal experience
David talks about his experience with Nescha
John good practice of the community nurse doing a preventative check
John wheelchair restricts access to friends and family
John talking about adaptations needed for wheelchair users
Membership doesn’t cost anything and is open to anyone who shares our values, interests and aims
We have two forms of membership :
Core members are ready involved in, or participate in, other networks like their local Healthwatch, or a GP patient participation group, or a charity aimed at a specific group of people who use services. Core members will be able to share, both ways, the best practice and issues that they see in their networks. Core members are often active in our projects.
Learn moreIs for people who want to hear our news, and hopefully answer questions on our app [ see below] but who do not want to make any further commitment. We are generally seeking people who support our aims and have experiences similar to ours, and who might wish to talk to other members for support and advice, but will also add weight anonymously to help influence service providers.
Learn moreThe North East Social Care and Health Advisors was formed in February 2015 from some of the membership of the former NE Care Advisors. NESCHA is a voluntary organisation with no staff, which serves the NE area from Northumberland to North Yorkshire.