Kate Jopling
@katejopling.bsky.social
Usually found (professionally) talking about ageing, loneliness, health, care, ageism etc. Other stuff as the mood takes me
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Progressive thought has been totally expunged from the British political mainstream, and *still* the argument is that there’s an unacceptable institutional bias to the left within the news media.
It is *utterly* mad. Very clear for all to see what’s happening here.
It is *utterly* mad. Very clear for all to see what’s happening here.
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Progressive thought has been totally expunged from the British political mainstream, and *still* the argument is that there’s an unacceptable institutional bias to the left within the news media.
It is *utterly* mad. Very clear for all to see what’s happening here.
It is *utterly* mad. Very clear for all to see what’s happening here.
So many echoes of my conversations with students experiencing loneliness here. The structure of freshers’ weeks etc put so much pressure on first meetings when in fact it’s through regular, repeated, low pressure contact that most of us ultimately find our people
How to cope with loneliness in your first year of university
How to cope with loneliness in your first year of university
Many freshers come with high expectations of what they imagine will be the best years of their lives.
www.bbc.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
So many echoes of my conversations with students experiencing loneliness here. The structure of freshers’ weeks etc put so much pressure on first meetings when in fact it’s through regular, repeated, low pressure contact that most of us ultimately find our people
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Befriending Week 2025 is here! From 1 - 7 November, communities will be gathering to celebrate befriending and social connection. We have a fantastic programme lined up - visit the blog to find out what's in store! befriending.co.uk/bw25-launch
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Befriending Week 2025 is here! From 1 - 7 November, communities will be gathering to celebrate befriending and social connection. We have a fantastic programme lined up - visit the blog to find out what's in store! befriending.co.uk/bw25-launch
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
Delighted to have worked with @tlap.bsky.social on just a few of these projects and programmes - but lots more to explore in this summary!
What did we work on over the last financial year? Our new 24-25 Highlights Report shares work across five key areas – from co-production to innovation and inclusion in care and support: buff.ly/bUDEWVJ
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
October 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Delighted to have worked with @tlap.bsky.social on just a few of these projects and programmes - but lots more to explore in this summary!
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What did we work on over the last financial year? Our new 24-25 Highlights Report shares work across five key areas – from co-production to innovation and inclusion in care and support: buff.ly/bUDEWVJ
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
October 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
What did we work on over the last financial year? Our new 24-25 Highlights Report shares work across five key areas – from co-production to innovation and inclusion in care and support: buff.ly/bUDEWVJ
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
#socialcare #coproduction #TLAP #careandsupport
This new paper from @blimeysimon.bsky.social @thekingsfund.bsky.social is helpful primer on the big questions in front of the Casey Commission. I’m not so convinced by a national assessment system, not least because I fear losing babies with bath water - but agree it’s worth thinking through
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.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
This new paper from @blimeysimon.bsky.social @thekingsfund.bsky.social is helpful primer on the big questions in front of the Casey Commission. I’m not so convinced by a national assessment system, not least because I fear losing babies with bath water - but agree it’s worth thinking through
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Fair pay agreement consultation
@DHSCgovuk is seeking feedback from individuals & organisations on how to establish the best way to collectively agree a #fairpay agreement.
Consultation closes 11:59pm on 16 Jan 2026
www.gov.uk/governmen...
#socialcare #caremanagers #consultation
@DHSCgovuk is seeking feedback from individuals & organisations on how to establish the best way to collectively agree a #fairpay agreement.
Consultation closes 11:59pm on 16 Jan 2026
www.gov.uk/governmen...
#socialcare #caremanagers #consultation
Fair pay agreement process in adult social care
Consultation about the fair pay agreement process in adult social care.
www.gov.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Fair pay agreement consultation
@DHSCgovuk is seeking feedback from individuals & organisations on how to establish the best way to collectively agree a #fairpay agreement.
Consultation closes 11:59pm on 16 Jan 2026
www.gov.uk/governmen...
#socialcare #caremanagers #consultation
@DHSCgovuk is seeking feedback from individuals & organisations on how to establish the best way to collectively agree a #fairpay agreement.
Consultation closes 11:59pm on 16 Jan 2026
www.gov.uk/governmen...
#socialcare #caremanagers #consultation
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roll-out of social prescribing in England's primary care system
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Rapid ⬆️ in Px
Doesn't appear to a rapid increase in the £ available for services to which people are referred
If this were referrals to orthopaedics that wouldn't be ok
not ok in this context
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Rapid ⬆️ in Px
Doesn't appear to a rapid increase in the £ available for services to which people are referred
If this were referrals to orthopaedics that wouldn't be ok
not ok in this context
National roll-out of social prescribing in England's primary care system: a longitudinal observational study using Clinical Practice Research Datalink data
Social prescribing has expanded rapidly in England, far exceeding initial targets
of 900 000 patients by 2023–24, suggesting broad service acceptability. Progress is
being made in reaching specific ta...
www.thelancet.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
roll-out of social prescribing in England's primary care system
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Rapid ⬆️ in Px
Doesn't appear to a rapid increase in the £ available for services to which people are referred
If this were referrals to orthopaedics that wouldn't be ok
not ok in this context
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Rapid ⬆️ in Px
Doesn't appear to a rapid increase in the £ available for services to which people are referred
If this were referrals to orthopaedics that wouldn't be ok
not ok in this context
Some very wise heads have come together to think through the 10 Year Plan. This is worth a read
Together with a set of ridiculously qualified colleagues, under the auspices of the BMJ, have contributed to this assessment of the Government's 10 Year Plan for the NHS. We conclude that we need greater clarity on the how and fewer priorities. www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Delivering on the 10 year health plan for England
Members of the The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS consider the difficulties of implementing the health plan and what is needed for success
The 10 year health plan for England1 isn’t so much ...
www.bmj.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Some very wise heads have come together to think through the 10 Year Plan. This is worth a read
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I've long had an interest in asylum and immigration issues, on which I'm sadly no longer reporting.
I also like riding my bike.
So, next Saturday, I'm undertaking the #BoxHill100 in aid of the emergency appeal by Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/box-hill-1...
I also like riding my bike.
So, next Saturday, I'm undertaking the #BoxHill100 in aid of the emergency appeal by Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/box-hill-1...
Box Hill 100 for Southwark's asylum seeker centre
I'm raising money to help keep Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers open at a time when funding is desperately short
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I've long had an interest in asylum and immigration issues, on which I'm sadly no longer reporting.
I also like riding my bike.
So, next Saturday, I'm undertaking the #BoxHill100 in aid of the emergency appeal by Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/box-hill-1...
I also like riding my bike.
So, next Saturday, I'm undertaking the #BoxHill100 in aid of the emergency appeal by Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/box-hill-1...
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To illustrate the point a pizza at Pizza Express is now £20 or you can get a rump steak at Hawksmoor for £27. The gap has really shrunk.
Specifically around casual dining, a lot have been "invested" in by Private Equity, who want their return for the pension pots they serve. Casual high street dining is now competing with quite simply better restaurants for similar price points
The £100 ‘Bill Shock’ in high street restaurants. What happens when a once affordable treat – at Wagamama/Bill’s/Pizza Express etc – becomes a luxury?
I have investigated…🧵
I have investigated…🧵
September 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
To illustrate the point a pizza at Pizza Express is now £20 or you can get a rump steak at Hawksmoor for £27. The gap has really shrunk.
At @socialcarefuture.bsky.social gathering today the Casey Commission flagged that it has today opened itself up to hear views directly from people and organisations. More detail is promised soon on structured engagement, but the form is open now: caseycommission.co.uk/contact/
Contact us | The Casey Commission
Independent Commission on Adult Social Care
caseycommission.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
At @socialcarefuture.bsky.social gathering today the Casey Commission flagged that it has today opened itself up to hear views directly from people and organisations. More detail is promised soon on structured engagement, but the form is open now: caseycommission.co.uk/contact/
Great to be with @socialcarefuture.bsky.social movement in Manchester today. @alexfoxshared.bsky.social is doing great work capturing the key points in this morning’s ‘Suggestion Time’ for the Casey Commission
At #socialcarefuture gathering there is call for radical commissioning reform.
@coproisaac.bsky.social says people can feel ‘sold to the lowest bidder’ for support. Says we can’t fixate on (real) lack of money when things like approach to coproduction and equality can be changed now
@coproisaac.bsky.social says people can feel ‘sold to the lowest bidder’ for support. Says we can’t fixate on (real) lack of money when things like approach to coproduction and equality can be changed now
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Great to be with @socialcarefuture.bsky.social movement in Manchester today. @alexfoxshared.bsky.social is doing great work capturing the key points in this morning’s ‘Suggestion Time’ for the Casey Commission
I’ve been talking a lot about home being not necessarily the place you already live, but more a place of safety and connection. This story illustrates that beautifully
Chris’s story is a powerful reminder of what can be achieved when people are given the chance to live in homes not hospitals 🏡💙
Read Chris's full story ➡️ https://fitzroy.org/stories/how-the-right-place-and-people-helped-chris-thrive/
#TransformingLives #HomesNotHospitals
Read Chris's full story ➡️ https://fitzroy.org/stories/how-the-right-place-and-people-helped-chris-thrive/
#TransformingLives #HomesNotHospitals
September 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I’ve been talking a lot about home being not necessarily the place you already live, but more a place of safety and connection. This story illustrates that beautifully
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I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
We escaped war and torture but now we feel unsafe in Britain
Special report: Amid protests and rising aggression towards asylum seekers across the country, we spoke to those being targeted
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
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Read up and down this thread: trans people have been treated abominably by the state and are now in an impossible position to
As it's still valid, presumably if I don't keep following it, I am also breaking the law and subject to arrest.
The law of the land simultaneously requires me to be both a man and a woman and if I do either then I am breaking the law and subject to arrest. (11/13)
The law of the land simultaneously requires me to be both a man and a woman and if I do either then I am breaking the law and subject to arrest. (11/13)
August 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Read up and down this thread: trans people have been treated abominably by the state and are now in an impossible position to
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Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst
Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst
It’s tempting to scoff, but don’t dismiss the data. Modern man’s failure to forge real, meaningful friendships is bad for everyone, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst
Hello network. Do I know anyone that might be able to lend me a desk and a bit of wifi near King’s Cross tomorrow afternoon?
August 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Hello network. Do I know anyone that might be able to lend me a desk and a bit of wifi near King’s Cross tomorrow afternoon?
These kinds of support services are exactly what we’ll need to move care out of hospitals. We can’t afford to be losing these organisations right now
Support services always seem to become an afterthought when medicine 💊 is available.
But these services save lives, create friendships, educate, build self-love. Something a pill could never do.
We must save them.
Decades-old HIV charity's fear over future funding www.bbc.com/news/article...
But these services save lives, create friendships, educate, build self-love. Something a pill could never do.
We must save them.
Decades-old HIV charity's fear over future funding www.bbc.com/news/article...
London HIV charity Positively UK could close over funding crisis
Positively UK, which has supported thousands of people with HIV since 1986, is struggling financially.
www.bbc.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
These kinds of support services are exactly what we’ll need to move care out of hospitals. We can’t afford to be losing these organisations right now
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A weekend away camping with two old friends got me thinking about how central our sense of identity is to our wellbeing, and how much sustaining it relies on our relationships.
Happier campers:
makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/h...
Happier campers:
makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/h...
Happier campers
After a really hectic week it was wonderful to spend last weekend getting away with my two oldest friends for a weekend’s camping, walking, drinking and eating in the countryside around Strou…
makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A weekend away camping with two old friends got me thinking about how central our sense of identity is to our wellbeing, and how much sustaining it relies on our relationships.
Happier campers:
makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/h...
Happier campers:
makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/h...
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Great to hear @georgiagould.bsky.social talking about creating an authorising environment for civil servants to work differently with the frontline to deliver the test, learn and grow approach - but contrary to No10 media guidance that civil servants shouldn’t engage in public Q&A?
July 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Great to hear @georgiagould.bsky.social talking about creating an authorising environment for civil servants to work differently with the frontline to deliver the test, learn and grow approach - but contrary to No10 media guidance that civil servants shouldn’t engage in public Q&A?
This is really very good - well worth a read. I think the point about respecting people’s time is particularly well made. Relationships are built on trust - including trust that people will show up when they say
Read a brilliant article by Emma de Closset, Chief Executive of @ukcf.bsky.social about her reflections on moving from civil service to civil society ⬇️
futuregovforum.substack.com/p/one-leader...
futuregovforum.substack.com/p/one-leader...
One leader’s reflections on moving from the civil service to civil society
Emma de Closset is the Chief Executive of UK Community Foundations (UKCF), a place-based network which invests in communities through local giving and philanthropy.
futuregovforum.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This is really very good - well worth a read. I think the point about respecting people’s time is particularly well made. Relationships are built on trust - including trust that people will show up when they say
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Story tonight about our joint open letter to The Times
We’re calling for the guidance that is preventing civil servants from participating in public and stakeholder events to be withdrawn
www.thetimes.com/article/2e4f...
We’re calling for the guidance that is preventing civil servants from participating in public and stakeholder events to be withdrawn
www.thetimes.com/article/2e4f...
![In their letter the think tanks describe the new rules as a "mistake", saying that
"effective government" relies on public servants hearing directly from businesses, charities and citizens to help them make better policy. They warned: "They should be able to explain government activity to those same groups. It the guidance] is causing confusion and a chilling effect on public discussion. The government should withdraw it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:omxdpil26ujygcgfuel3otja/bafkreiayylan4f5f3sccymqebad2uhkr4tjc2lz7tf5lqynxkedurvcpeq@jpeg)
July 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Story tonight about our joint open letter to The Times
We’re calling for the guidance that is preventing civil servants from participating in public and stakeholder events to be withdrawn
www.thetimes.com/article/2e4f...
We’re calling for the guidance that is preventing civil servants from participating in public and stakeholder events to be withdrawn
www.thetimes.com/article/2e4f...
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Is it though?
Keir Starmer's spokesman asked if the Government plans to remain on X, given its AI bot has been making antisemitic comments and endorsing Hitler, replies that this is an "internal" matter for the company
July 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Is it though?