Topic: Care

Watch this IPPO-Conversation webinar on the future of adult social care in the UK
The day after the UK Government published its new White Paper on adult social care reform, The Conversation and the ...

Strategies to support social care workers during COVID-19: a global scan of responses to severe staffing challenges
All over the world, COVID-19 has placed huge demands and stresses on social care workers – but what supportive policy ...

Care home visitor policies: a global scan of the latest strategies in countries with high vaccination rates
This global scan has been carried out by members of the LTCcovid network, and includes detailed case studies from six ...

‘Forgotten’ and unsupported: the experiences of informal carers in Northern Ireland during COVID-19
How have unpaid family carers been affected during the pandemic – in terms of their finances, work prospects and mental ...

The burden of informal care on women: how has it increased during COVID-19, and what are the implications for women’s working lives?
Research suggests that women carry out at least three times more unpaid care work than men. How should this be ...

The bridge of care: how should we start thinking about a new way of doing social care in Scotland?
Recently the Scottish Government published its consultation on a National Care Service. All of us involved in social care must ...

COVID-19 has shown that compassionate leadership is essential for the future of the UK’s health and social care
The crisis in NHS and care staffing dates back to before the pandemic struck – but COVID-19 has heightened levels ...

The rights of older people in care homes have been neglected for too long. Now is the time for change
The focus on care homes throughout the pandemic must lead to action on long-standing issues that COVID-19 has exposed so ...