In a follow-up to our April blog post on the widespread adoption of care experience as a legally protected characteristic by local councils and other institutions across the public and private sectors, ClouDoc’s August blog post delves deeper into the recommendations made by advocacy groups like the Office for Students and the Care Leaver Covenant to improve the equality of opportunities for care-experienced individuals. We explore the ways in which time spent in the care system can hobble the future prospects of talented and hardworking young people, but also the broad improvements slowly but surely making their way into our educational and other institutions, and how advocacy and visibility can continue to reduce the influence of these inequalities. Though we touched briefly on the lack of educational support for young people in care in our earlier blog post, the magnitude of inequality in educational outcomes is truly disturbing. Less...
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In the United Kingdom, there exists a group of unsung heroes whose dedication and selflessness form the backbone of the nation’s care system. Unpaid carers, individuals who provide essential support to their loved ones, have emerged as an indispensable force within the realm of caregiving. Recent research has shed light on the immense value these individuals bring to society, with the rough value of their yearly contribution matching the NHS’s multi-billion-pound budget. This article aims to acknowledge the critical role of unpaid carers and highlight the potential consequences should their tireless efforts go unrecognised. According to a groundbreaking new study by Carers UK, in conjunction with University of Sheffield, the value of unpaid carers in England and Wales is now equivalent to the NHS’s £162Bn yearly budget. These individuals, often family members or close friends, provide invaluable care and support to their loved ones, enabling them to live fulfilling...
As the business landscape continues to become ever more digital and global geopolitics contribute to an unprecedented number of cyberattacks, robust cybersecurity measures have never been more vital to running a successful company, and this is especially true in the health and social care sector. When your business handles sensitive data like care plans and health records, and when your digital infrastructure supports people and not just products, it’s crucial that you and your company maintain a cybersecurity solution which is resilient and forward-thinking. In ClouDoc’s June blog post, we explore this key element of delivering a high-quality service, considering some of the emerging trends, problems, and solutions in today’s digital business world, and discussing why the stakes are higher than ever in the cybersecurity arms race. The healthcare sector, which operates in close symbiosis with health and social care, is one of the most common targets of cyber-attacks...
The CQC are changing how they regulate services. They are moving to a single assessment framework, with new powers to assess integrated care systems and local authorities. Their new strategy strengthens their commitment to ensure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage services to improve. Their purpose and role as a regulator won’t change but how they will work will be different. Their ambitious strategy sets out 4 themes: People and communities– They will focus more on people’s needs and experiences and on what’s important to people when they access, use and move between services. They will work in partnership with people who use services and help build better care around them. Smarter regulation– They will use smarter, more flexible methods of regulating services by providing up-to-date information and ratings. By doing so they will target resources where they will have the greatest...
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