In the latest blog in his series on the future of social care, @paulburstow.bsky.social, Chair of SCIE's Board, explores why the task at hand is not to restate the case for change, but to align the conditions under which change can be delivered. www.scie.org.uk/who-makes-re...

Transitions from children’s social care to adult services can be complex. This survey explores what support, information, and approaches are working well, and where things need to change. You can find it here: r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/4O5-1R5T/s...

This week is Carers Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring. To learn more about SCIE's work done to support carers, check out our Impact Report - www.scie.org.uk/app/uploads/... And visit www.carersweek.org to find resources and information about how to get involved this week!

SCIE has today unveiled the full Co-production Week programme. Taking place from 29 June to 3 July 2026, this year's theme is ‘Care equity: who gets care?’ To find out more, please see: www.scie.org.uk/news/detail/...

Referrals to children and young people’s mental health services are at an all-time high. In this blog, Ellie Haworth, Head of Social Care Transformation and Improvement at SCIE, reflects on what this means and what needs to happen next.

There is no shortage of agreement about what social care should achieve. The challenge is translating this into arrangements that are coherent, deliverable, and sustainable. In this blog, Rt Hon. Prof. Paul Burstow, Chair of SCIE’s Board, explores the four questions that are central to this.

📣SCIE Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) reviewer training programme webinar 📅9 June 2026 ⏰10 AM Join us to talk about two of SCIE’s training options for professionals interested in becoming independent reviewers. Find out more and register here👉🏼 scie.info/SAR-Webinar-...

Today, 2 June 2026, The King's Fund has published, ‘‘No man’s land’: the experience of patients at the interface between health and social care’. SCIE contributed our expertise to this long read. Read our response, authored by Gerard Crofton-Martin, our Interim Chief Executive, on our website.

🎥In this video, Paula Sardinha, a member of NCAG; Kevin Minier, a member of the SCIE Co-production Steering Group; and Caroline Waugh, a member of NCAG, outline what Co-production Week is, the theme of this year’s Co-production Week, and what you can expect.

For many years, the need for social care reform has been widely recognised. In this blog, Paul Burstow, Chair of SCIE’s Board, explores why attempts have repeatedly stalled.

Last week, Gerard Crofton-Martin, SCIE’s Interim Chief Executive, joined Michael Butcher on the latest episode of the #WelcometoSocialCare podcast. Listen to the full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2DhE... Find out more about SCIE’s work on national standards of care: scie.info/national-sta...

What role will social care play in the current programme of NHS reforms and the design and delivery of the neighbourhood health agenda? This was the question SCIE’s Chair-Elect, Baroness Glenys Thornton, posed during the House of Lords’ debate focused on the contents of the King's Speech last week.

Gerard Crofton-Martin, SCIE’s Interim Chief Executive, joins Michael Butcher on the latest episode of the #WelcometoSocialCare podcast. Their conversation explores issues including social care inequity, the pressing need for reform, and what meaningful change could look like in practice.

A new blog series authored by Rt Hon. Prof. Paul Burstow, Chair of the SCIE Board, will examine the future of social care reform. Find out more about the series and what each blog will cover on our website.

Transitions from children’s social care to adult services can be complex. The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education have recognised the importance of improving this transition, and SCIE is launching a survey to explore this.

Yesterday, SCIE’s Chair-Elect, Baroness Thornton, contributed to the House of Lords’ debate focused on the contents of the King's Speech. To watch the full debate, please see here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQPi... To read the full debate, please see here: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...

SCIE is proud to be hosting the 11th annual Co-production Week from 29 June to 3 July 2026. The theme of the week is ‘Care equity: who gets care?’. In this blog, Patrick Wood, Chair of the SCIE Co-production Steering Group, explains why SCIE chose this theme and what to expect from #CoProWeek2026.

At SCIE, we are using our work to support safer and more effective implementation of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and to advocate for system-wide reform. Read this blog by Elizabeth Locke, Practice Development Consultant Trainer at SCIE, to find out more.

Today, Friday 15 May, the Government has announced the launch of a new cross-government Mental Health Strategy for England. Read SCIE’s response, authored by our Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, on our website.

SCIE is proud to be hosting its 11th annual Co-production Week from 29 June to 3 July 2026. Read our full statement, authored by Gerard Crofton-Martin, Interim Chief Executive at SCIE, and Patrick Wood, Chair of SCIE’s Co-production Steering Group, for more details.  #CoProWeek2026

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has responded to the King's Speech today. Read our full statement, authored by Gerard Crofton-Martin, our Interim Chief Executive, on our website.

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week—an annual opportunity for us to come together to support good mental health. The theme this year is ‘Action: for yourself, for someone else, for all of us’. Molly Pennington, Press and Media Relations Officer at SCIE, offers her reflections in this blog.

Four SCIE and TLAP colleagues attended the Royal Garden Party—which recognises those who have made a positive impact in their community—at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. It was a proud and memorable day celebrating the passion and impact of those working to improve social care.

Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) has worked with partners across the sector to develop ‘Personal Assistant Employment Status: A Guide to Support Good Practice’. Explore the guide and register for a free webinar to learn more about it here.

SCIE is hosting a CPD-accredited course designed specifically for professionals working with adults who self-neglect. The course will take place on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 June. Find out more and register on our website.

SCIE is offering a specialist deafblind assessor training course in partnership with Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK (Hi-VisUK), which will give attendees a Level 3 OCN qualification. The course will take place online on 12 and 15 May 2026. Find out more on our website.

Yesterday, our Head of External Affairs, George Appleton, and Isaac Samuels OBE, Co-Chair of NCAG and TLAP, took to the Care Show London to discuss SCIE’s sector-led vision for national standards that truly work—raising quality, improving fairness, and bringing real consistency across the country.

April is Autism Acceptance Month—a time for us to come together to focus on what meaningful change is needed to ensure autistic people are supported to live fulfilling lives. For autistic adults, accessing the right home-appropriate support is fundamental to this. Find out more in this blog.

Will we see you at the Care Show London? Join our Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, for the panel discussion, ‘Outstanding ways to manage complaints and incidents: a secret look into the challenges we all face’. There’s still time to register your place⏰: www.careshowlondon.co.uk

We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Kim Wilkes, who took on the London Marathon yesterday in support of SCIE. We’d also like to thank everyone who supported Kim to reach her fundraising target💙.

There are only a few days to go until the London Marathon 2026🏅 Kim Wilkes will be running for SCIE. Visit her GoFundMe page here: www.justgiving.com/page/kim-wil... We are grateful for any support you can give—whether it’s a donation or a like, comment, or share💙

“Better access to evidence means more informed decisions, which means action on inequities.” Earlier this week, SCIE launched its Care Equity Evidence Hub. Find out more in this blog by Matthew Ford, PhD, Senior Research Analyst at SCIE: scie.info/Evidence-Hub...

On Monday, SCIE was delighted to bring together colleagues and partners from across the sector for our annual Spring Reception. We would like to extend a huge thank you to EY for hosting us, and to everyone who joined us for such a thoughtful and engaging evening.

In March, SCIE hosted a webinar on ‘Busting myths in adult safeguarding’, bringing together practitioners, safeguarding leads, managers, commissioners, and people with lived experience from across health, social care, and the voluntary sector. Find out more in this blog.

Today is the day of SCIE’s annual Spring Reception. We’ll be sharing our 2026 Impact Report and, drawing on our brand-new Care Equity Evidence Hub, hosting a discussion with senior social care stakeholders on equity in social care. You can read our Impact Report here 👉🏼 scie.info/Impact-2026-...

Today, we have launched our brand-new Care Equity Evidence Hub to support policymakers, commissioners and practitioners to identify where inequalities in social care exist and address them👉🏼 scie.info/Evidence-Hub... Read SCIE’s full statement👉🏼 scie.info/Evidence-Hub...

In this blog, Olivia Davidson, Practice Development Consultant at SCIE, explores SCIE’s CQC improvement support to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and the impact that it has had.

Next week, SCIE launches its brand-new Care Equity Evidence Hub. The Hub is a curated resource bringing together research, data and practice evidence on inequities in social care. We will also be launching our 2026 Impact Report. Read our 2025 Impact Report here: scie.info/Impact-Repor...

SCIE will join other sector leaders at the Care Show London to showcase the work we’re doing to support best practice—including in safeguarding—shape policy and raise awareness of the importance of social care. Read our full statement here: scie.info/The-Care-Sho...

Decisions about taking people with cognitive impairments to hospital can be complex. SCIE’s ‘Get me to hospital’ work focuses on supporting both practitioners and the individual. We have now published a ‘Get me to hospital’ e-learning course. Find it on our website: scie.info/Get-Me-To-Ho...

SCIE hosted advisory groups in January to understand how the sector is responding to the confirmed amendments to the Mental Health Act. Our new report shares insights from these advisory groups👉🏼 scie.info/Mental-Healt...

🫱🏻‍🫲🏽SCIE has been working with organisations and individuals across the social care sector to develop our Care Equity Evidence Hub—which brings together research, data and practice evidence in one place to highlight where care inequities exist and approaches that may help address them.

On 23 March, Andrew Morley, Senior Practice Development Consultant at SCIE, joined Care Talk Magazine’s roundtable, ‘From Analogue to Digital: Unlocking Technology’s Role in the Future of Care’. In this blog, Andrew explores the most powerful themes from the roundtable👉🏼 scie.info/Unlocking-Te...

Last week, Deborah Rozansky, SCIE’s Director of Policy, Research, and Information, attended the Care & Dementia Expo—the UK’s leading event for transforming social care and improving the lives of people living with dementia. 1/2

Earlier this month, Gerard Crofton-Martin stepped into the role of Interim Chief Executive at SCIE. In this interview with Care Home Professional, Gerard reflects on his first few weeks as Interim Chief Executive, his career to date, and his leadership priorities.

“I am so privileged to be running the London Marathon in aid of this amazing charity.” There’s now less than one month to get Kim to her fundraising goal🏅 We are grateful for any support you can give—whether it’s a donation, like, comment, or share💙

We are excited to announce that SCIE will be exhibiting at Care Show London this year. 📅29 and 30 April 2026 📌 Excel London We hope to see you there. To find out more and register, visit Care Show London’s website👉 www.careshowlondon.co.uk

In this blog, Gerard Crofton-Martin, SCIE’s Interim Chief Executive, reflects on what the government’s latest announcement on local government reorganisation means for social care.

Last week, SCIE’s Interim Chief Executive, Gerard Crofton-Martin, participated in a panel at The King's Fund Annual Leadership and Workforce Summit 2026. Gerard joined Alex Baylis; Simon Bottery, and Jess McGregor to explore how social care leadership can be a force for collaboration and reform.

📣Care & Dementia Join Deborah Rozansky, SCIE’s Director of Policy, Research and Information, tomorrow at the UK’s leading event for transforming social care and improving the lives of people living with dementia. Find out more and register for free here👉https://www.naidex.co.uk/careanddementia