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Following backlash, the Conservatives have amended social care policy plans included in last week’s election manifesto

In a speech, Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening highlights how teachers are inspiring the professionals of the future

Imperial College London and the London School of Economics will receive a share of £52m to lead research in biomedical engineering and social sciences As the first projects to be funded in the fifth round of the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF), Imperial College London and the London School...

Innopsis director Michael Bowyer takes stock as the healthcare sector prepares for the launch of the Health and Social Care Network in March this year As NHS Digital, healthcare providers and industry prepare for the roll out of the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) in March 2017, we see...

A report released by the Local Government Association (LGA) today highlights a chronic lack of funding for adult social care in England and Wales The Adult social care funding: 2016 state of the nation report outlines the repercussions for social care of the 40 per cent real terms reduction to...

Andrew Main Wilson, chief executive of the Association of MBAs (AMBA) outlines why an MBA qualification is worthwhile and what they can offer any graduate While the nature of our global economy makes future gazing virtually impossible, our increasingly volatile world has a huge appetite for quality MBA graduates. These...

Dr Elena Urdaneta from the Basque Culinary Center-SIforAGE Project highlights how the projects aims to strengthen cooperation among the stakeholders working on active and healthy ageing… SIforAGE - Social Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing- project pursues to strengthen cooperation among the stakeholders working on active and healthy ageing. We aim...

The Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories details the importance of embracing culture and heritage Culture and heritage are powerful components of any society. Culture is the living expression of our values, and heritage encompasses the tangible and intangible things we wish to bring to...

John Bowis OBE, Honorary President of Health First Europe and former Member of the European Parliament, outlines how healthcare innovations are a key instrument to achieving sustainable healthcare solutions… “Health care providers are currently faced with an extremely complex challenge characterised by rising demand, increasing cost and insufficient funding. In...

Lambert van Nistelrooij, Dutch Member of the EPP group of the European Parliament outlines how an ageing population affects rural areas… In 2060 there will be 2 people employed to the ratio of one pensioner, compared with 4 to one in 2012. Above that the differences are tremendous: cities grow...

Eksote discusses Health and social care services for an ageing population... Eksote’s new models of mobile care and integrated service system.      The ER in Your Livingroom project delivers new model of service, where paramedical nurses in cooperation with other professions don’t just treat acute events, but enable citizen to live and...

According to a survey the number of students who think that university is good “value for money” has fallen The Student Academic Experience Survey of 15,000 students shows that only a third of UK students think they get good “value for money” from their university course. The survey also suggests that a...

In its recent report QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE , The Chartered Management Institute has reported that workplace anxiety, stress and depression is on the increase but that it can be reversed by skilled Line Managers who know what to look for and what to do.  But let’s be honest,...

Dr Anthanasios Covanis, President of the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) details the psychosocial impact of epilepsy, and its challenges in day to day life Epilepsy is one of the most common serious brain disorders that affects at least 65 million people worldwide in a variety of ways, and is expressed...

Buckinghamshire County Council are prioritising vulnerable children and their families with a new initiative launched last week… A major new training scheme for social workers aims to improve services to help vulnerable children and their families. The Social Work Academy is a partnership between Buckinghamshire County Council and Buckinghamshire New University. The...

The need for the world’s food products from animal origin, like meat, milk or eggs, will continue to grow in the coming decades. The main reasons are population growth and an increase in the numbers of people who can afford valuable food, like the fast growing middle-classes in China...

Paul Clifford, CEO from FACE Recording & Measurement Systems explains the benefits of Resource Allocations Systems (RAS). I was not pleased to be informed in 2007 that in the new world of personalisation, a sheet of A4 was all that would be required for needs assessment, and the prediction of...

Guy Battle, CEO of Social Value Portal, explores how Scope 3 standards offer a new perspective and a clear path forward for those ready to take the next steps on their decarbonisation journey.

Here, Adam Crampsie, Managing Director, Bloom Procurement Services turns our thoughts to digital transformation and social value in the public sector.

Tiia Sammallahti is the CEO & founder of whatimpact.com, the UK’s leading social value matchmaking & management platform. whatimpact.com increases efficiency in social value partnerships between VCSEs and companies by reducing the cost and time spent on administrating locally relevant, tangible, and contract-specific social value. whatimpact also offers public...