Technology has transformed the lives of millions of people across the globe, from personal devices such as iPhones and MP3 Players to advanced medical equipment curing diseases and forensic apparatuses helping to solve crimes. Every industry uses tech in some form or another, including the health and social care sectors – but could these industries…
England’s health and adult social care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has successfully developed a new inspection model for care providers. The much needed changes, which will ensure that people receive the safe, high quality and compassionate care that they deserve, have been made possible thanks to the hard work and commitment of its…
There are several well-known attributes that make a great leader – strong organisational skills, decisiveness when it comes to making difficult decisions and the ability to comfortably delegate responsibility and solve complex problems under pressure. However there is one key leadership trait often overlooked in health and social care – attitude. Indeed to be successful…
Appointing an individual capable of leading by example and inspiring workers is vital for organisations in any field. However, on top of this, leaders in social care must also be able to develop a culture that effectively deals with the emotional demands of work and identify stress at an early stage. A recent Health and…
Just last month, the College of Social work closed its doors after failing to reach its target of 31,000 fee-paying members in 2015. Branded a ‘failure’ by the Department for Education and ‘rejected by the profession’, the college’s rapid demise has been put down to poor management. Indeed, emails from Department for Education director Paul…
Maintaining a stable workforce is key to an organisation’s success, particularly in the world of social care. Just recently, a local council and its staff were praised by an industry regulator, after its service improved from ‘inadequate’ in 2010 to ‘good’ in 2015. The report by Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Service…
Appointing an experienced leader to head up an organisation is an obvious move to even those not business-inclined, but recent news reports seem to suggest that people who lack the skills and expertise required to fulfill a successful leadership position are being wrongly appointed to these types of roles. There have been a worryingly large number of…
