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Dr Rachel Broady @drrachelbroady.bsky.social · Dec 12

I've taken a festive look at journalism for the Poverty Research and Advocacy Network (PRAN). www.pran.org.uk/blog/a-very-...

A Very Dickensian Christmas — Poverty Research & Advocacy Network

The Dickensian Christmas inspires media stories of poverty, often silencing those affected. Rachel Broady urges inclusive reporting, amplifying voices to tackle stereotypes and year-round poverty.

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Journalism.co.uk @journalismnews.bsky.social · Dec 12

The Detail is looking for freelance writers www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...

Claire Simpson on LinkedIn: About

The Detail is looking for freelance writers! For guidelines on what we're looking for, see the Pitch Us section in the link below https://lnkd.in/e5TFTDZg…

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

Possible neglect if the services this resident needs can not be provided. Not really the home's neglect as they have been doing their best, so the safeguarding would be directed at social services to try to get them to pay the money. More costs of people investigating the issues. Madness.

SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

Yes it's not a lot in the grand scheme of things but that's maybe a week's food shopping. They can't absorb those kinds of costs, especially given the increase in national insurance costs they face next year. I am waiting to hear back from social services. At this point it is becoming a safeguarding

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

I point the home at the locality team but they say they have tried in the past and been refused. So now I have emailed the social services team pointing out that the resident is deemed 'end-of-life' and the care home are understandably concerned they may never get their money back.

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

waiting for triage. They have a backlog. They don't know when they will get to it. Even then it's not a quick process as they have to apply to the court of protection. I ask if there are emergency funds the home can access on the resident's behalf. They send me back to the local social services team

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

for my regular visit. The care home deputy tells me they have so far spent more than £400 on this resident's chiropody but they can't afford to do this any more. They are giving the resident toiletries for Christmas to tide them over. I email the finance team again. The resident's file is still

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

of this client but they have been waiting for over a year for some paperwork from the social worker who sent the wrong thing or forgot to sign it or something. I email the social worker. She corrects the issue and sends the paperwork and the finance team confirms receipt. Six weeks later I am back

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

has to. This client has no family so the home has been paying for their chiropody and hair cuts and toiletries themselves. This client has had no new clothes for two years. Sometimes they are given clothes from another resident who has died. First thing I do is email the finance team. They are aware

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

independent home with very little margins to pay for extras. Did you know that residents have to buy their own toiletries in most care homes? I didn't know that when I started this job. I assumed shampoo was part of the service and rooms came with TV sets. No. You need to provide your own or family

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

Our county social services has a team that will request appointeeship or deputyship that allows them access to client's finances. I was the third RPR for this client and the home made me aware that for nearly two years they had been funding everything this resident needed. They are a small

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

When this client moved into the home two years ago this week they had a bank card but they couldn't remember the PIN and it wasn't contactless. They couldn't pass the bank security questions. The home went to social services to ask them to apply for an appointeeship so they can access the money.

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Dec 11

This week I went to see a #socialcare client as their advocate. They are subject to a DoLS. Their care home placement is funded by the council but they have no other accessible funds. For 2 years. So who is paying for all the sundry extras not paid for by social services? A client money / capacity🧵

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Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · Nov 26

They’ve released the Christmas Discourse Schedule! Lots to look forward to this year.

BLUESKY CHRISTMAS DISCOURSE SCHEDULE
1 Dec - Whamageddon Debate
3 Dec - Amusing DIY Advent Calendars
8 Dec - Elf On The F**king Shelf
10 Dec - Fairytale Of New York Lyrics
13 Dec - _
Is Actually A Christmas Movie
15 Dec - Crappy Winter Wonderland Scandal
17 Dec - Christmas Radio Times Nostalgia
20 Dec - Chris Rea
21 Dec - It's A Wonderful Life Appreciation
23 Dec - Baffling Cracker Jokes
24 Dec - Subtweeting House Guests
25 Dec - Doctor Who
26 Dec - Doctor Who
27 Dec - Bounty Bar Celebrations
28 Dec - The Word "Merryneum"
31 Dec - Hootenanny Rage
1 Jan - Public Domain Day
2 Jan - Cadburys Creme Eggs In Shops
3 Jan - When Is Bins?

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · Nov 26

I wrote about the way the SEND crisis is quietly unpicking women's lives - destroying careers, dismantling relationships, damaging physical and mental health.

And all this goes on unacknowledged.

Long read for The i Paper:

inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

'I quit to fight for my son': how the SEND crisis is wrecking women's careers

Four in 10 parents of children with special educational needs have stopped working, and mothers are hit the hardest

inews.co.uk

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Nov 27

Seems to be the thing now. Brixton Academy did following the overcrowding problem that caused two deaths and Heaven did last week after a number of crimes including a rape.

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Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social · Nov 22

We @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social think the combination of national insurance + wage rises announced in #budget2024 will add ~£2.8bn cost to #socialcare providers next year.

That's simply not manageable - and the impact will be felt by people who need care.

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns

Sector will have extra £2.8bn cost burden from April due to tax and wage rises announced in budget, says Nuffield Trust

www.theguardian.com

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · Nov 22

🆕 Will the Autumn Budget push the #SocialCare sector beyond breaking point?

With many organisations concerned about changes to the Employer National Insurance Contributions regime, we assess what the financial impact on the sector will be. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wi...

Will the Autumn Budget push the social care sector beyond breaking point?

While the recent budget brought better news for hard-pressed public services, social care was not so lucky. With many organisations fearing that changes to the Employer National Insurance Contribution...

www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk

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Laura Roberts @laurapitmanroberts.bsky.social · Nov 23

I am currently developing tools and guidance to support transitions from children to adult services (uk, Eng) it’s hard to find anything on web, have NICE guidance as a backdrop. Would love to hear from anyone who is on this journey too #learningdisability #autism #socialcare #transitions #adultcare

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SiobhanON @siobh.bsky.social · Nov 27

Do they have female staff?

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Katharine Horgan @katharinehorgan.bsky.social · Nov 26

I retraced my steps and asked in Munchies cafe as that was the nearest spot to where I thought I had heard the clink and some kind soul handed it in and the staff had it for me. I’m in floods of tears, the chain seems gone but I have the locket. Thank you universe ❤️

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Katharine Horgan @katharinehorgan.bsky.social · Nov 26

Update: I’ve found the locket, and the chain can be easily replaced. Thank you, everyone. I’m so touched by your responses and beyond relieved to have found it—it’s hard to put into words. 🤍

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Katharine Horgan @katharinehorgan.bsky.social · Nov 26

I retraced my steps and asked in Munchies cafe as that was the nearest spot to where I thought I had heard the clink and some kind soul handed it in and the staff had it for me. I’m in floods of tears, the chain seems gone but I have the locket. Thank you universe ❤️

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Nov 26

This is a beautiful tribute.

Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · Nov 26

I miss Valentina & her kiosk. I miss her positivity & warm-heartedness. Valentina has been undergoing cancer treatment. To cheer her up I turned the Valentina’s Kiosk theme into a song & the legendary BBC Singers
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.

Valentina's Song (Tomorrow Will Be Better Than Today).

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

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Saba Salman @sabasalman.com · Nov 26

Get Britain Working: apparently 'a commitment to put the views and voices of disabled people at the heart of any policy changes that directly affect them' (should be standard). Supported 'employment' plan looks like volunteering. Is a review of #inclusive workplaces needed?

Biggest employment reforms in a generation unveiled to Get Britain Working again

Unveiling the biggest reforms to employment support for a generation, Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall has today (26 November) published the Get Britain Working White Paper, marking the…

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Saba Salman @sabasalman.com · Nov 26

...we know workplaces aren't inclusive, despite the Equality Act and tons of resources, campaigns etc supporting employers to hire a diverse workforce.
Reminded of this by @alicehewson.bsky.social (if you think the tips are obvious, they may be, but they still need saying)
https://buff.ly/3ZpSa7C

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