Political Editor of Byline Times and Online Editor of BylineTimes.com. Lobby journalist in the House of Commons. 📩Adam@bylinetimes.com
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https://www.adambienkov.co.uk
We're RCOT. Championing #OccupationalTherapy and helping achieve life-changing breakthroughs for our members, the people they support and society as a whole.
Exchanging ideas, learning and opportunities, connecting people with a passion to work collaboratively to end #ageism. #TogetherAgainstAgeism. Info at https://www.britishgerontology.org/about-bsg/special-interest-groups/ageism
Chief Executive @NuffieldTrust - curious and questioning. Listening and learning. Views my own.
Training and developing a thriving mental health workforce to support people with mental health needs to live the life they want.
thinkahead.org
We believe in choice at the end of life. Including the option of assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults.
Chief Executive National Children's Bureau. These are my views not necessarily theirs.
“Differently occupied”civil partner; mother; Penma;Arts &Nature lover ; Leadership Mentor; Barnardo’s Trustee #fairness #hope #kindness #openness #respect
Patient Safety Learning is a charity and independent voice for improving patient safety.
🔗Our website: https://www.patientsafetylearning.org/
🔗the hub, our platform to share learning for patient safety: https://www.pslhub.org/
Barrister, writer and educator, mainly mental capacity, mental health and healthcare ethics. Bluesky largely used to share materials - for contact, please email me at alex.ruckkeene@39essex.com.
Website: https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk
Sustainable business entrepreneur, investor, board member & advisor to companies around the world.
Environmentalism should be pragmatic, fact-based and honest.
Found mainly in London & SE Asia.
Ex-Social Care Service Director. Trustee at Northamptonshire MIND & at KeyRing Living Support Networks. Motorhomer, traveller, Foxes fan 💙 #proudgranddad ❤️❤️
At the Centre for Ageing Better we are pioneering ways to make ageing better a reality for everyone. Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund.
Authentic voice for those in care and their families. Campaigning for the legal right to a care supporter in all care settings #GloriasLaw #RightsForResidents
A Centre for Inclusive Living led by people with learning difficulties
We want people with learning difficulties to have control of their lives and equal power
My passion is books,and political history,law,. Im a liberal
Who will never comprimise on that. All are welcome .I'm just trying to understand, how the human race got where we are now. History,politics and law is how I understand. NO DMS
Fellow @NuffieldTrust - mostly musing about social care & health policy
Disability Studies, Advocacy & Human Rights lecturer. Does Advocacy. Loves music, theatre, comedy, fabric, the sea and books. Passionate about Better Birth.
Makes murder mystery party kits with my retired detective dad https://mysterypartiesirl.etsy.com
Principal Social Worker at Nottinghamshire County Council, Adult Social Care. All views are my own.
Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal, wosoc. Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
🍋Catalyst for change in health care ++ Creator of Whose Shoes? approach to coproduction, helping people work together to improve lives. https://padlet.com/WhoseShoes/overview
#HSJ100 Wild Card ♥️♦️♠️♣️
Host of ‘Wild Card - Whose Shoes?’ podcast @WildCardWS 🎤
A visual practitioner with purpose. Enabling people to have their voice seen and heard by capturing important conversations in a visually engaging way.
Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon | Chair of the Health & Social Care Select Committee | Here because Musk ruined the ‘other (social) place’ | she/her | Promoted by the Lib Dems, Unit C5 Grange Court, Barton Lane, OX14 3NB
Founder ageing without children, all things ageing and older people for last 30 years, currently in North Somerset working on improving ageing stuff
Passionate about inclusion & being human.
CEO of In Control, convenor of social care future, partner in policymaking.
Live in northern mini zoo with 1 dog 🐶, 2 cats🐈⬛️🐈 & a tortoise 🐢
Interested in all things community, social care and health. In that order.
A lot of experience in commissioning, mostly its limitations.
Now exploring the possibilities of doing things differently with a few providers
Social Care Charity CEO and Trustee. Lifelong Liverpool fan.
Editor, communitycare.co.uk (social work/social care news and stuff)
Principal Social Worker for Adults
Views are my own
Interested in most things but especially health, social care and the voluntary sector. Freelance consultant: https://neiltesterconsulting.co.uk. Chair, Healthwatch Hertfordshire: https://www.healthwatchhertfordshire.co.uk/. My own views, naturally.
Social entrepreneur working for organisations and services with Humanity at the Heart. www.publicworld.com
Exhausted full-time Carer of adult son. Angry about how shit Adult Social Care is for most and trying to influence positive change locally one small step at a time. Currently trying to learn the legislation because someone has to.
Delivery Director at IMPOWER, Trustee AFG, NHS Assembly Member.
Author: Escaping the Invisible Asylum (Policy Press). AlexFoxBlog.wordpress.com
Former: CEO, Shared Lives Plus; Vice chair, Think Local Act Personal.
Domiciliary care worker |
Founder, Homecare Voices http://homecarewg.org
Chair of The Public Law Project, Non Exec Director at Southdown, Freelancer, cyclist, runner.
Researcher at University of Nottingham & NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands.
Interested in dementia, inequalities & digital
ORCID: 0000-0003-1368-7983
#publichealthsky #gerontology
#physician #dementia #delirium #disabled
Honorary Visiting Professor, School of Law and Social Justice
NHS practitioner health disability specialist
Personal views only
Talks, writes, teaches. "The Ha-ha" & "The Ends" might make you laugh. Patreon https://patreon.com/Tomtalksdisabillity?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link
A social enterprise that creates opportunities for people to thrive in healthy, caring communities. Visit: https://www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/
Open network starting with what matters to people and seeing where that takes us.
Dementia Change Action Netwok (DCAN)
Hosted within https://bsky.app/profile/tlap.bsky.social
We are an independent health think tank aiming to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research & policy analysis.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Economist working in capital markets ▪ Big on placemaking, housing, regeneration ▪ Inspired by systems thinking and servant leadership ▪ FRSA
❤️ cycling & running in the Peak District & on Zwift 🚵🏻♂️🏃
Usually found (professionally) talking about ageing, loneliness, health, care, ageism etc. Other stuff as the mood takes me
News and information for and with communities. Journalism person, writer, artist, photographer and maker. Co-founder of Tiny News Collective. Building carefully.org Writing at hbcompass.io Managing journalism.wtf She/her
Author of 'Restorative Practice at Work'. Co-presenter 'Relational Practice' podcasts. Interests: education; behaviour; relationships; patient safety; NHS People Promise; Quality Improvement; culture; psychology.
www.restorativethinking.co.uk
Together we really are better. Work in Notts adult social care. Would always prefer to be in or on the water. All views my own
Triple X Syndrome, Autism, Ataxia, Asthma, Allergies, Adrenal Insufficiency, Reflux, IBS and other health conditions. I have social services support.I believe in God. I enjoy listening to audiobooks and the radio. I like watching the weather and nature.
Silo jumper, sibling #carer, Nana #LearningDisability #socialcare, #drawing as life skill for #communication #UniversalDesign, #Place-based-care #archives, #heritage, #history alt #care stories Hon Fellow Herts Uni, MA Cultural Heritage UCL No DMs
Gerontologist: ageing and the lifecourse, wellbeing in later life, social policy for an ageing society. Especially pensions, social care, financing later life.
Also ❤️ @UKDataService.
University of Manchester @OfficialUoM.
Deputy Director of Research @NuffieldTrust. Interests quality of care, equity, end of life care, using data and evidence to improve health and social care.
Professor of Healthcare Research & Impact at the University of Ulster. Ageing, dementia, person-centred care, integrated care, health and care processes and policy. All views etc.
Progressive politics, equality, environmentalism, pro- Europe (and more). Used to do things nationally around disability. Now retired & trying to make sense of it all, helping to develop an age friendly community & appreciating the natural world.
Senior Policy and External Affairs Lead at the National Care Forum. ✝️. Views my own!
CEO of National Care Forum; Chair Care Provider Alliance; Chair of Global Ageing Network; Honorary Professor City St George’s University of London. Passionate about care, support and housing. Interested in pretty much everything!
DPH Sheffield Council.
President ADPHUK.
Barely active climber and below average cyclist. Fond of - 80s thrash metal.
Blog - https://gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/
Doctor, patient advocate, Trustee Patients Association, Picker Institute. Person centred, high value care, shared decision making, support for self management. Ex Health Foundation, NHS England. Rugby, family, good food. Personal views
Philosopher and social activist with interest in self-directed support, basic income, neighbourhood democracy, neighbourhood care and anything else that helps create a world where everyone matters (and chippy Northerner). https://citizen-network.org
Co-director at Innovations in Dementia. Based in Exeter, originally from Lancashire. Developed the DEEP network, led #Dementia Enquirers. Books. Walking. Dogs. Hills. #ecfc
I’m passionate about inclusion and building a society with an economy that works for all. I talk and think a lot about Co-production, Health and Social Care, Learning Disability, Neurodiversity, Community, Citizenship and Kindness. Masters student @UoB
A small but mighty charity calling for active social lives for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
Home of #GigBuddies, Nesta New Radical, the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, and the #NoBedtimes #OurRightToParty campaigns.
The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve people's health. Our vision is a world where everyone can live a healthy life. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
1 of the Unpaid Director for Together All Are Able and one of the leads for self advocacy in Wirral a member of NCAG and life time member of LDE and a member of the Liverpool City Region disability Panel views are my own
1 of 6 unpaid directors, Zumba Instructor, Joint Lead on Self Advocacy and 2024 Joint Outstanding Northwest Leader. All views are my own
Programme Director @ Community Catalysts (Local Area Coordination and Innovators Learn) Interested in asset based working, leadership, community, inclusion & good lives for all. Proud dad of daughters. Trustee of Disability North.
Londoner, mother of two, consultant around questions of health, care, community, influence and impact (previously CEO Richmond Group of Charities and National Voices). Head and heart. 🐈⬛ 🪴 ☕️ 🇪🇺 🌳
Programme Manager at Community Catalysts CIC @commcats.bsky.social
Formerly Reform think tank. Re:State is an independent, cross-party public services think tank. We don’t want to tweak, we want to transform.
Always searching for good coffee.
Social Care, ADASS, Camden
We're an independent think tank and network of councils with a mission to transform public services and unlock community power.
Find out more 🔗 https://www.newlocal.org.uk/
Social care, workforce development, music. Working to make a difference with humility and honesty and care one step at a time. I live in a very long house :)
Learning Disability England is a movement for change. Our members are people with learning disabilities, families, & organisations. We work for human rights, equality & good lives.
https://www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/
Head of PMO at Think Local Act Personal #makingitreal
Often found in my campervan, baking sourdough or reading (or all 3) 👨🍳📖🚐🐕🐕
Married to Ellen. Cat convert in later life.
Still working to make sure people can self-direct their care and support.
We’re a network of people and organisations working to make health and social care more personalised, so that everybody can live life their way. thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk
SCIE improves the lives of people of all ages by co-producing, sharing, and supporting the use of the best available knowledge and evidence about what works in practice.
DG 10 Year Health Plan at DHSC, working with NHSE. Ex Director of Policy at The King’s Fund. All things health and social care. Views my own. Requotes not always an endorsement.
To help shape 10 year plan for health please go to www.change.nhs.uk
DASS in Doncaster. Public services especially local government, adult social care, culture & heritage, domestic abuse, homelessness.
The odd blog at https://publicserviceblogcasting.wordpress.com/
Deputy Editor of Health Service Journal. News on the English health and care system, its policy, performance and leadership.
https://www.hsj.co.uk/dave-west/2231.contributor?page=1
Health Editor, The Economist.
My newsletter is about how life is being rewired by new med health tech, and changing ideas about health: overmatter.substack.com/subscribe
Freelance journalist: writes about health policy and politics of the English NHS in weekly column (£) ‘Cowper’s Cut’ on www.healthpolicyinsight.com.
Health Editor at The Sunday Times. Health Journalist of the Year 2023. Helped expose #MidStaffs. Public interest journalism matters #E17 #patientsafety
📰 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/shaun-lintern
📝 DMs open
📨 shaun.lintern@sundaytimes.co.uk
Health Correspondent at the Times. News and tips to poppy.koronka@the-times.co.uk
Director of Comms & External Affairs at Nuffield Trust (@nuffieldtrust.org.uk). Advisory Group, Science Media Centre. Co-founder WonkComms (https://bsky.app/profile/wonkcomms.bsky.social). Mum of 👧🧒 👦. SE Londoner. Views: mine!
The specialist regulator for social work in England. For all enquiries: https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/contact-details/
Filling these blue skies with birds, and saving nature while doing it.
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Our Website: https://brnw.ch/21wQQ1O
Cover photo: Ben Andrew 📷
Overly enthusiastic & talkative doer
Believer in citizens & community
Finding creative, quirky ways to think about care & wellbeing. Co founder When I Get Old www.WIGO.org.uk. Roles @TLAP.bsky.social @Commcats.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social
💛 Championing compassion in child safeguarding
🌀 Uplifting social workers and new/aspiring leaders
👇 Emotional support, mentoring and development
https://www.skool.com/nurturechange/about
Child Protection Team Lead
Founder of the Social Work Action Group @theswag.bsky.social |📍Belfast
Interested in all things social work and research. Recently completed PhD - Hidden in Plain Sight: social work with older people in care homes. Getting used to having more time on my hands.
We are a collective of social workers, academics and allied professionals. Delivering training, holding reflective spaces. Our values are Compassion, Community, Courage, Connection
https://www.helpfulsocialwork.com/1-meet-the-team-courageous-connections-
Social worker, Doctoral researcher, Educator and trainer.
Professor of Social Work at UCLan. Research Manager at Social Work England. From Wigan. Social Work and Social justice. All views my own. RT not an endorsement
Emeritus Prof, mountain biker and Owls fan.
CoFounder of Parents, Families and Allies Network https://pfan.uk
Campaigning to transform child protection so children & families are not oppressed & social workers help them.
Poverty and US social welfare policy, hovering awkwardly between the fields of political science and social work.
Host, New Books in Public Policy: https://newbooksnetwork.com/hosts/profile/aba1b96c-5ec5-4ab6-940e-08f426f74a37