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Ewan King
@ewandking.bsky.social
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Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus and Deputy Director of IMPACT. Passionate about social care and believe in its potential. #sharedlives #socialcare #homeshare #kdrama #mentalhealth https://sharedlivesplus.org.uk
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neilmcrowther.bsky.social
Public mindsets are an obstacle to winning support to change and reform adult #socialcare, but new research brings us closer to knowing how we can go about shifting them. Join the
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webinar on 8 December to find out more: socialcarefuture.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Graphic record of ideas developed by participants at a meeting in March 2020 about metaphors for talking about adult social care including 'invisible scaffolding', a 'web of connections', a 'thermostat'
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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#DramaJoyChallenge
Day 2: Sudden Shower #kdrama

Love rain scene in Moment of 18. @devotedtodrama.bsky.social on your list? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-A...
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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New Challenge! Let's share our favourite moments of joy in dramas! #dramajoychallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama #blseries

Day 1: Costume

The King’s Chef outfit In Bon Appetit Your Majesty
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November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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We welcome the Government's announcement of a consultation to strengthen safeguarding & protections for vulnerable people, including those living with mental ill-health. Read more: https://amhp.org.uk/our-response-to-the-governments-announcement-on-safeguarding-and-protections-for-vulnerable-people/
October 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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sharedlivesplus.bsky.social
In his latest long read for The King’s Fund, @blimeysimon.bsky.social highlights six key problems for social care – and the opportunities to solve them.

We're glad to see #SharedLives recognised as a model that moves care away from institutions and back into communities.

Read more: bit.ly/3JclARu
Fixing Social Care: The Six Key Problems And How To Tackle Them
Different people have different opinions about what’s ‘wrong’ with social care and how to fix it. This long read outlines the six key issues and the options cited to tackle them.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Why aren’t strengths-based approaches working?
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Why strengths-based practice isn't working in social care | Alex Fox OBE posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Why isn't strengths-based practice working? Strengths-based practice is needed, but that shift hasn’t resulted in social care systems which are consistently enabling greater independence and becoming ...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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sharedlivesplus.bsky.social
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. So we want to highlight an amazing blog written by our very own @ewandking.bsky.social, discussing the lack of good quality support for people with Mental health issues and how we can use good practice to help overcome this problem.

Read it here: bit.ly/3VXUrEH
“Whilst we are more aware today of mental health, we are not yet providing good quality support to all who need it. We want to share good practice to help overcome this problem.” – The Care Provider A...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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thekingsfund.bsky.social
The social care system is not fit for purpose. Many people can't access the care and support they need and others are left facing catastrophic costs. Our new long read outlines the six key issues and the options cited to tackle them. https://bit.ly/3VPOdH3
Fixing Social Care: The Six Key Problems And How To Tackle Them
Different people have different opinions about what’s ‘wrong’ with social care and how to fix it. This long read outlines the six key issues and the options cited to tackle them.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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rolandmcs.bsky.social
'Don't call me racist', says racist.
newsagents.bsky.social The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · Oct 8
"He invokes white faces. He is the one who chooses this as his metric."

Robert Jenrick defended his comment about not seeing "another white face" in a Birmingham area, saying he was only criticising the lack of integration, not focusing on skin colour
'Jenrick's 'white faces' comment would have once been enough to get an MP sacked' | The News Agents
Robert Jenrick has defended comments made in March 2025 about the lack of white people in an area of Birmingham he visited – and Tory colleagues have rallied to back him. But do his comments make…
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October 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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sharedlivesplus.bsky.social
✈️ Shared Lives helps people grow in confidence and independence - and sometimes, even take to the skies.

Dilan’s uplifting flight over Blackpool shows how the right support can broaden horizons.

Swipe to see the view from the cockpit!

#SharedLives #PersonCentredCare
A young man sits in the cockpit of a small plane, smiling and giving a thumbs up. The view through the windscreen shows an airport runway with another aircraft in the distance. A circular logo on a purple background says “We are Shared Lives.” Dilan stands smiling beside a small orange-and-white light aircraft, giving a thumbs-up. He’s wearing glasses, a dark jacket and grey jogging bottoms. A wire fence and airfield buildings are visible behind him. A purple circular logo in the corner reads “We are Shared Lives.” A view from an aircraft window showing Blackpool Tower and the seafront below. The wing of the plane is visible in the foreground, with the town and coastline stretching into the distance. A purple circular logo in the corner reads “We are Shared Lives.”
October 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
ewandking.bsky.social
And to finish, I am a bit behind Day 25: Queen

#dramajobchallenge

It’s a popular one, Kim Hye Soo in Under the queen’s Umbrella

Thanks for organising @devotedtodrama.bsky.social, great fun
September 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Day 24: King

#dramajobchallenge

I have a soft spot for Kim Young-Dae, who I often think is in on the joke, and I thought Park Ju Hyun is super, it’s The Forbidden Marriage

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September 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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@devotedtodrama.bsky.social is it me being over optimistic but I think there looks to be glut of amazing #kdramas coming up over next 6 months
September 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Day 23: Idol

#dramajobchallenge

Former idol now doctor Kang You Seok in Resident Playbook www.google.com/imgres?q=Kan...
September 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Day 22 - IT/Software/Game dev

Jung Hae in as a AI software developer in A Piece of Your Mind

#dramajobchallenge
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September 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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alexfoxshared.bsky.social
Call for national programme to test and demonstrate the early action interventions which are key to long term change in adult social care but not scaled and taken seriously enough, says @ewandking.bsky.social of @sharedlivesplus.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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@devotedtodrama.bsky.social ok, I think I know the shortlist for choices tomorrow and can guess yours 😀

#dramajobchallenge
September 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Day 21: Office worker

Kim Ji Won and Lee El in My Liberation Notes - both amazing

#dramajobchallenge
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September 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Day 20: cabin crew

#dramajobchallenge

Hikari Mitsushima as the aspiring air steward in First Love #jdrama
September 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Day 19: Shop owner

#dramajobchallenge

Lee Byung Hun with his mobile shop in Our Blues

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September 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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#dramajobchallenge

Day 18. Pharmacist

Jo Eun Ji amongst an amazing cast in the #kdrama Lost

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September 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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#dramajobchallnge

Day 17: Gangster

Son Suk-ku as the enigmatic Mr Gu in My Liberation Notes
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September 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Day 15: Film Director

Struggled with this but he’s often an unsung character in many great #kdramas, Ko Change Seok as a washed up Director in Melo Movie

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September 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Didnt think I would I would enjoy but this film is lovely. With the excellent Gong Myung from Way Back Love and Shin Eun-Soo from Summer Strike #kdrama

#Loveuntangled

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September 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Day 14: Architect

#dramajobchallenge

Has to be Won Jin-A and Lee Ki-Woo in Rain or Shine

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September 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM