Engage: Old problems and new – a view from the foodbank frontline
We know that up to two-thirds of the people turning to the foodbank for help are having problems with the benefits system. That’s why since August 2013, a Child Poverty
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Engage: Giving people control of their own health and social care budgets
As leaders from the nine Integrated Personal Commissioning demonstrator sites meet to share early learning, Dr Linda Collie, Clinical Executive at NHS Portsmouth CCG, explains how working together with Portsmouth
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Engage: Relationships matter – The importance of consistent relationships for care leavers
When young people leave care, the transition can be fraught with difficulties which can continue well into adulthood, and even for life. The continuity of consistent relationships throughout a young
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Woman claims music therapy has cured her arthritis and ‘reversed’ cancer
A woman claims her arthritis and skin condition have been cured and her cancer reversed after she listened to “musical medicine”. Katy Meiklem, from Fife, suffered progressive ill health for
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Developing evidence-enriched practice in health and social care with older people
An innovative project looking at how evidence can be used to enrich practice, based on research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) A Better Life programme, has released its findings.
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Engage: What impact does the rising employment rate have on poverty?
Labour Market Statistics released yesterday show employment is at its highest since records began, and unemployment is decreasing rapidly, says Catherine Davie. But what impact does this have on poverty?
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Engage: Women MPs and women’s issues ‘invisible’ in the election campaign
?At the height of the election campaign, Prime Minister’s wife Samantha Cameron earned more coverage than women who were actually standing for Parliament. And female politicians are and have been
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Engage: Getting innovation into care services
So, technology and innovation in the adult social care market. Is it a contradiction in terms? I’ve certainly been struggling to find and commission innovative technology for our new build
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Engage: Sex offending may be in the genes, but knowing that won’t prevent it
A high-profile piece of research recently suggested that the sons and brothers of convicted sex offenders are more likely to be convicted of sex crimes than others. The implication is
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Engage: The DWP’s new solution to the problem of low pay? Blame working families
How many hours should low-paid parents be expected to work? Universal credit (UC) pilots launched today provide an insight into government thinking on this question. Over the next year or
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