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Today Community Catalysts CIC is really excited to launch a new service and website called Small Good Stuff www.smallgoodstuff.co.uk. Small Good Stuff aims to help small community initiatives and enterprises to get going and keep going. It also helps people who need care or support to link with available local community enterprises. Community Catalysts is … Read more

Evidence for Success was produced by the Knowledge Transition Network (KTN) and offers step-by-step guidance and resources to support organisations to use evidence to influence policy and practice. This guide is for anyone who wants to use evidence to improve policy and practice, regardless of the level of experience they have in doing and it is intended that this … Read more

The Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum is a forum for discussion and learning focused on dementia care in communal settings such as nursing homes, care homes and extra care housing.   The Forum, which is named after a passionate and innovative dementia campaigner, provides an opportunity for staff, carers and others with an interest in this … Read more

The Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services have made a joint response to the Care Act; Guidance and Regulations consultation which you can read all about here. Read more

The Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England was asked whether the post-war settlement, which established separate systems for health and social care, remains fit for purpose. The final report from the Commission has 12 recommendations which set out a vision  for a more integrated health and social care service, simpler … Read more

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced advice and support on issues affected by the Care Act 2014 which you can find out about here, together with information on SCIE’s forthcoming work to support implementation of the Act. Read more

National Voices, the health and care charity coalition, has set out demands for genuinely person centred care. It warns that services are increasingly fragmented and underfunded, with too little voice for patients and families, and says that fully involving people in decisions is the key to improvement. Read all about it here Read more

A thought provoking blog from Cobweb which looks critically at the current business supports that are available to very small businesses and which makes some alternative recommendations on the support that very small businesses need. Another blog from Cobweb on similar territory which looks at the good, the bad and the indifferent world of business advice might also be worth a read. Read more

Really interesting blog from Dr Sarah Carr  which highlights the important contribution that local specialist and community-based support can make to a wider range of choices and better outcomes for people who feel larger, mainstream services are not suitable or accessible. Sarah is one of the people involved in a University of Birmingham research project on community-based micro providers in … Read more

Disabled people face barriers in their everyday lives that prevent them from being full and active members of their community. The Accessible Britain Challenge wants to encourage communities to become more inclusive and accessible. To help with this, toolkits have been produced with advice for organisations and individuals to help disabled people become full and active participants … Read more