Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that online consultation tools shouldn’t be mandatory as the first step to access GP care, according to an NIHR SPCR-funded study (grant 598): www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/online-... #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research @capcbristol.bsky.social

The new archbishop of Canterbury arriving to Canterbury as pilgrim, celebrating that a woman has been elected, a big step!

Webinar 24 March: Caring through social connection in care homes: The SONNET Study, with Andrew Sommerlad and Jennifer Bethell Register here 🔗 lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A useful q&a about the meningitis outbreak around Canterbury and university of Kent www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The Paradox of Caregiving, New blog post by Ruru Ping (Hitotsubashi University) finds that the impact of caring in Japan is mediated by cultural gender expectations, which polices don’t always take into account You can read it here: goltc.org/publications...

🚨 Call for Abstracts! Join us at #ILPN2026, 9–11 Sept in London, for a global forum on evidence‑based #LongTermCare policy. 🗓️ Submit by 5 May! Find full guidelines, an overview of key topics, and make a submission online: 🔗 ilpnetwork.org/2026-confere... #HealthPolicy #CareResearch

If worker co-operatives work, why aren’t there more of them? @gabrielburdin.bsky.social @deps-siena.bsky.social and Fabio Landini (University of Parma) for @lsebr.bsky.social

NEW BLOG POST: A practical toolkit with non-pharmacological interventions for pain management in nursing homes goltc.org/publications... By Manuela Hoedl, Medical University of Graz #LongTermCare #NursingHomes #PainManagement #CareHomes

Webinar: Sustainable Continence Care: from Theory to Practice ✅ Environmental strategies for continence care in long-term care settings ✅ Practical tools ✅ Innovative solutions for better assessment and management 🗓️2 February 2026 🕰️17.00-18.00 GMT Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us on the 28 November for the @goltc.bsky.social celebration the UN’s International Day of Care and Support. We have an amazing program, starting in Australia, hosted by ARIIA, in Europe by @cpeclse.bsky.social and in Chile by MICARE Register here: goltc.org/save-the-dat...

Join us for a webinar on: Older Persons, Disabilities and Social Protection in African contexts 🗓️ 07 November 🕰️ 15.00-16.30 SAST, 13.00–14:30 GMT Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🗓️ 12 de noviembre. Webinar “Cuidados en la comunidad”, que organiza @goltc.bsky.social. Una mirada a prácticas significativas en #CuidadosDeLargaDuración: 🔺La Regadera 🔺Zaintza Herrilab 🔺BIOCUIDADOS Con @adelinacohe.bsky.social, Mayte Sancho (@imserso.bsky.social), @gipuzkoa.eus... ✏️ bit.ly/4oHG2ZH

In this new blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ look at the paradox of more GPs being trained but proportionally fewer working in NHS general practice, asking what is driving the shift and what are its implications. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/46r6y22

A new project estimating the prevalence of dementia diagnosis by ethnic group is keen to consult Integrated Care Board (ICB) stakeholders to inform their work.  Read More: buff.ly/GmKNZfr @denpruexeter.bsky.social

🔔 OFERTA DE #FEINA Busquem una persona experta en #governança i innovació pública per incorporar-se al nostre equip de #recerca. Si t’interessa contribuir a l’anàlisi i transformació de les #polítiques locals i metropolitanes, aquesta convocatòria és per a tu! 🔗 Inscriu-t’hi aquí: bit.ly/4ghr4GI

Join us tomorrow to explore the #LongTermCare skills of the Future, register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This is such a fascinating story about care and living lives with meaning www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Join us on the 9 September!

Adelina Comas-Herrera, economista, London School of Economics: “A quienes tienen 60 o 70 años les recomiendo pensar ya cómo quieren vivir la vejez; es muy probable que necesiten apoyo, y hay que explorar opciones antes de que eso ocurra” www.lavanguardia.com/vivo/longevi...

🗣 Tras la presentación del curso de verano, este ha continuado con la conferencia «Panorámica internacional de los Cuidados de Larga Duración» por Adelina Comas Herrera. ℹ️ imserso.es/detalle-agen...

📢 Webinar: The largest evaluation of TEC + homecare in England 🗓 24 Sept 2025 | 10:00–12:00 Hear headline findings, real-world impact & a proven 2.5:1 ROI - plus a blueprint for commissioners & providers. Register: connectedhomecare.rethinkpartners.co.uk @lbbdcouncil.bsky.social

Future-Proofing the workforce: exploring emerging skills in Long-Term Care GOLTC webinar, 17 Sept 9:30 With Victoria Cornell and Paul Ross (ARIIA) Jiri Branka (CEDEFOP) Justin Chadwick (New Direction Care) Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New GOLTC recording! Catch up with this #multidisciplinary workshop on progress towards #deinstitutionalization for people with #disabilities and older people with care needs, exploring tools to map #communitybased care and #supportservices. @adelinacohe.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIh6...

☀️ The seasonal summer break can be a great time to look back at sessions you might have missed during term. We've uploaded some past webinars to our YouTube so you can catch up! 💻 @adelinacohe.bsky.social First up! 'Intelligent #PainAssessment in #LongtermCare' youtu.be/WMi89AflExc

⚠️One week left to apply!⚠️ Are you a keen quantitative researcher with an interest in dementia and neurodegenerative conditions? This could be the job for you! Our wonderful team at Newcastle University are looking for a Research Assistant/Associate. Closing date: 30th July 2025

Webinar: What can England learn from the Covid pandemic experience of the #LongTermCare systems in Denmark, France, Japan & the Netherlands? 9 Sept 🔗 goltc.org/social-care-... @natashacurry.bsky.social, Camille Oung, @joannamarczak.bsky.social, @adelinacohe.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.org.uk

The @goltc.bsky.social interest groups have been very busy planning webinars for September, October and November! We are extremely proud about the quality and variety of webinars planned so far Check out the full list and all the details here: goltc.org/news/

💡NEW Blog Post: Who gets the help they need? Care inequalities among the oldest-old in Germany and England By Ursula Henz and Michael Wagner Read it here 🔗 goltc.org/publications...

Despite the warm weather in the UK ☀️, we’re pleased to share a new paper on the relationship between fuel poverty and long-term care needs, co-authored with @nicbrim.bsky.social, Bo Hu, and Sam Rickman ❄️ Social Indicators Research (Open Access!) doi.org/10.1007/s112... @cpeclse.bsky.social

Where you live can double your risk of dying prematurely. Our new analysis with ONS reveals stark inequalities in premature deaths across England and Wales. Read more ⬇️

This Wednesday!

💡Project spotlight Living alone with dementia: a neglected inequality We wanted to know: 📢How many people with dementia live alone in England 📢What is it like to live alone with dementia and how does this change over time? 📢How can health and social care services best support people living alone?

The pace has slowed over the last 24 hours but this time last week we were at around 55,000 signatures! So what caused the #ParkyPetition100K to go viral? Find out in half an hour on my Substack. open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...

Our research considered the Covid-19 lessons from Denmark, France, Japan and the Netherlands. The full report, by @natashacurry.bsky.social, @camille-oung.bsky.social and @cpeclse.bsky.social co-authors @adelinacohe.bsky.social and Joanna Marczak, can be read here 👇 buff.ly/Yrn5jYZ

Building on the newly released report 'Building resilience in adult social care: Learning the lessons from other countries’ experiences of Covid-19', Natasha Curry from @nuffieldtrust.org.uk has written this insightful blog: nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/lo... @adelinacohe.bsky.social

Did you know you can find all DeNPRU Exeter publications and outputs on our website: 🧠Journal articles 💥Reports ✅Policy briefings 📺Webinar recordings And much more! Head over to denpruexeter.nihr.ac.uk/publications/

📰As the Covid-19 Inquiry's public hearings into social care begin, there is much to be learnt from other countries and how their care systems coped during the pandemic. My blog shares some of the insights from research by @nuffieldtrust.org.uk & @cpeclse.bsky.social published today 👇

The blog summarises a wealth of learning gathered from Denmark, France, Japan & the Netherlands by me, @adelinacohe.bsky.social @camille-oung.bsky.social and Joanna Marczak (with input from many others). Read the full papers here 👇

"There is a huge unmet need for accessible homes with supply woefully failing to keep up with demand. For certain accessibility features, progress has been frozen in time for over a decade." Says our Chief Executive, Dr Carole Easton OBE. Read more: buff.ly/nubEswR #AccessibleHomesNow #Ageism

🆕 As the #CovidInquiry turns its focus to #socialcare, and with the sector in desperate need of reform, Nuffield Trust & @cpeclse.bsky.social have published international case studies on how other countries managed the social care challenges of the pandemic.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

@tomshakespeare.bsky.social #keynote "If we really thought disabled people were people, we would organise the world very differently." #TCC2025

We are excited to start the activities of the @goltc.bsky.social interest group on Climate change and Long-Term Care with a Thematic Panel at the excellent @tcaren.bsky.social conference in Helsinki, you can join the group by becoming a member of GOLTC goltc.org/add-new-expe... #TCC2025

Delighted to see the final paper from my PhD published in BMJ Public Health. A scoping review of dementia primary prevention policies in England: do they balance reach and agency? 1/ bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/...

Prof. @margaleon.bsky.social opens with her keynote “Children’s Rights and Welfare Paradigms?” She highlights progress in childcare policy, but it’s an unfinished agenda. We need to ensure universal rights, tackle inequalities, and treat children’s rights as democratic entitlements. #TCC2025

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The wonderful @margaleon.bsky.social delivering the opening keynote at the @tcaren.bsky.social conference in Helsinki in the rather magnificent great hall of Helsinki University #TCC2025

Qué ilusión ver publicado en castellano el artículo "Crecimiento y consecuencias de la mercantilización de los cuidados de larga duración" en Zerbitzuan, de @siisdoc.bsky.social . Con @margaleon.bsky.social estudiamos su extensión e impacto en diferentes regímenes de bienestar.

The new Transforming Care Network Newsletter is out!☀️ You can find new networking activities: upcoming TCC conference, new Transforming Care Series books (with member discounts), Scientific Corner (with Prof. Pfau-Effinger), and more Don't miss it and join us! www.transforming-care.net/membership/