Have you seen our new programme of Reinvigorating Direct Payments events? Here’s what we’ve got coming up for 2025… and you can book now at buff.ly/7rqrXIR.

Lucky to have this famous grouse visiting regularly (twitchers please put me right if I've got my bird ID wrong)

In this blog, @martinwalkersds.bsky.social reflects on the role of plans in care and support, believing that they should be living and evolving, rather than rigid blueprints. What if care and support plans could be more adaptable, enabling people to build a good life their way? bit.ly/439Pj5i

Please share 3rd of 3 coproduced workshops developing a guide on supporting young adults with a learning disability and or autism www.ticketsource.co.uk/curators-of-... @angelacat.bsky.social @mroutled.bsky.social @martinwalkersds.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social @oonaghsmyth.bsky.social

Introducing our latest report, ‘Data for people’ — a report co-produced with people who draw on care and support, as well as family and friend carers. This new report sets out 15 key principles and 6 actions to improve how care data is collected, stored, shared, and used in England. bit.ly/3Y9AefE

Citizenship, community, connectednessAm convinced building & reinforcing these is key to a transformed social care system, but it seems to me our natural tendency is to not be very good at them....you just need to watch the news periodically. A focus on responsibilities and getting better at them?

What is a citizen? It’s got nothing to do with your passport. We are all equal already. We all have dignity already. To be a citizen is to know that you are enough and that we each have our own unique contribution to make. youtu.be/9W31efd_SYM

In holiday attire mixing with european leaders at Bled strategic forum, Slovenia ' a world of parallel realities'..happens to be at hotel we're staying in. Sharp suits, power dressing, and me in my shorts and tee reflecting on parallel realities we see every day that need fixing @tlap.bsky.social