KeyRing
@keyringliving.bsky.social
Support that connects, builds independence and challenges you to do even more.
Life is about more than a support provider it's about living.
Life is about more than a support provider it's about living.
Last week we were at the Care Show in Birmingham talking about our digital transformation and Individual Service Fund work.
October 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Last week we were at the Care Show in Birmingham talking about our digital transformation and Individual Service Fund work.
Something needs to change and we're happy to lead the way.
Radical suggestion to abolish commissioning and replace with support to individuals to use Direct Payments and their own money to purchase support + investment in community capacity from Karyn Kirkpatrick at @keyringliving.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Something needs to change and we're happy to lead the way.
The social care sector is the backbone of our communities, and together, we’re standing strong.
Join the Backbone of Care Walk on 29th Sept to show your support
shorturl.at/94i7x
#BackboneOfCare #ProvidersUnite #SocialCare@providersunite.bsky.social
Join the Backbone of Care Walk on 29th Sept to show your support
shorturl.at/94i7x
#BackboneOfCare #ProvidersUnite #SocialCare@providersunite.bsky.social
Providers Unite – Backbone of Care Day of Action Registration
Care Can’t Wait – Walk with Us in Liverpool
This September, during the Labour Party Conference, we will gather to demand urgent reform to the UK’s care system.
Date: Monday 29 September 2025
Time: 11....
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September 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The social care sector is the backbone of our communities, and together, we’re standing strong.
Join the Backbone of Care Walk on 29th Sept to show your support
shorturl.at/94i7x
#BackboneOfCare #ProvidersUnite #SocialCare@providersunite.bsky.social
Join the Backbone of Care Walk on 29th Sept to show your support
shorturl.at/94i7x
#BackboneOfCare #ProvidersUnite #SocialCare@providersunite.bsky.social
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#SocialCare providers help people live independently and stay well, but their contribution is too often undervalued.
Our member @keyringliving.bsky.social wishes for a sector that’s truly recognised.
#JoinUs as we champion service providers and promote positive change: amhp.org.uk/membership/
Our member @keyringliving.bsky.social wishes for a sector that’s truly recognised.
#JoinUs as we champion service providers and promote positive change: amhp.org.uk/membership/
August 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#SocialCare providers help people live independently and stay well, but their contribution is too often undervalued.
Our member @keyringliving.bsky.social wishes for a sector that’s truly recognised.
#JoinUs as we champion service providers and promote positive change: amhp.org.uk/membership/
Our member @keyringliving.bsky.social wishes for a sector that’s truly recognised.
#JoinUs as we champion service providers and promote positive change: amhp.org.uk/membership/
#DigitalInclusion is a key focus of our work and it is great to share the government's paper that outlines their commitment. We might even get a cheeky mention alongside @abilitynet and BT
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps
www.gov.uk
August 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#DigitalInclusion is a key focus of our work and it is great to share the government's paper that outlines their commitment. We might even get a cheeky mention alongside @abilitynet and BT
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
"The ability of councils to play a full part in delivering on the Government’s three shifts- hospital to community, treatment to prevention and analogue to digital- is being compromised as a result of ...challenges."
www.adass.org.uk/documents/ad...
www.adass.org.uk/documents/ad...
ADASS Spring Survey 2025 - ADASS
Our annual survey of Directors of Adult Social Services, essential reading for anyone interested in the challenges facing adult social care and implications for the NHS.
www.adass.org.uk
August 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"The ability of councils to play a full part in delivering on the Government’s three shifts- hospital to community, treatment to prevention and analogue to digital- is being compromised as a result of ...challenges."
www.adass.org.uk/documents/ad...
www.adass.org.uk/documents/ad...
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🗞️ Out later today: the 2nd edition of #LivedAndLeading!
Our bulletin is for people with lived or living experience of mental ill-health and carers. It’s full of ways to share your voice, connect, and help shape change.
📬 Subscribe at:
amhp.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
#MentalHealth
Our bulletin is for people with lived or living experience of mental ill-health and carers. It’s full of ways to share your voice, connect, and help shape change.
📬 Subscribe at:
amhp.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
#MentalHealth
July 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🗞️ Out later today: the 2nd edition of #LivedAndLeading!
Our bulletin is for people with lived or living experience of mental ill-health and carers. It’s full of ways to share your voice, connect, and help shape change.
📬 Subscribe at:
amhp.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
#MentalHealth
Our bulletin is for people with lived or living experience of mental ill-health and carers. It’s full of ways to share your voice, connect, and help shape change.
📬 Subscribe at:
amhp.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
#MentalHealth
This is why #digital is such an important part of building skills and connection in a modern world.
33% of those offline say it’s difficult to use council and gov services
31% of UK adults don’t access health services online
29% of those offline find it difficult to engage with financial services
33% of those offline say it’s difficult to use council and gov services
31% of UK adults don’t access health services online
29% of those offline find it difficult to engage with financial services
What's the state of our digital nation?
We've released our annual Digital Nation to show at what's happening in the digital exclusion landscape in 2025.
To see the full picture, visit www.goodthingsfoundation.org/policy-and-r....
We've released our annual Digital Nation to show at what's happening in the digital exclusion landscape in 2025.
To see the full picture, visit www.goodthingsfoundation.org/policy-and-r....
July 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This is why #digital is such an important part of building skills and connection in a modern world.
33% of those offline say it’s difficult to use council and gov services
31% of UK adults don’t access health services online
29% of those offline find it difficult to engage with financial services
33% of those offline say it’s difficult to use council and gov services
31% of UK adults don’t access health services online
29% of those offline find it difficult to engage with financial services
We're a small team with a big plan. Being part of the Association helps us to amplify our voice and envisage a better future for people.
#SocialCare #MentalHealth
#SocialCare #MentalHealth
It was fantastic to hear from so many of our members at today’s meeting.
Together, we’re working to amplify our collective voice and highlight the impact and value our sector brings to local authorities, the NHS, and those we support.
Interested in joining us? Learn more: amhp.org.uk/membership/
Together, we’re working to amplify our collective voice and highlight the impact and value our sector brings to local authorities, the NHS, and those we support.
Interested in joining us? Learn more: amhp.org.uk/membership/
July 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
We're a small team with a big plan. Being part of the Association helps us to amplify our voice and envisage a better future for people.
#SocialCare #MentalHealth
#SocialCare #MentalHealth
Spent some time meeting new folk down in Southwark at the Southwark Resource Centre.
June 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Spent some time meeting new folk down in Southwark at the Southwark Resource Centre.
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“The Casey Commission must be different. It must be bold where others have been cautious, inclusive where others have excluded, and rooted in evidence and experience from the outset.”
Read the latest thought piece from Kathryn Smith, CEO of SCIE, here - www.scie.org.uk/a-commission...
Read the latest thought piece from Kathryn Smith, CEO of SCIE, here - www.scie.org.uk/a-commission...
A Commission for change: SCIE's vision for the Casey Commission | Kathryn Smith SCIE blog
SCIE outlines a bold vision for transforming adult social care through the Casey Commission.
www.scie.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
“The Casey Commission must be different. It must be bold where others have been cautious, inclusive where others have excluded, and rooted in evidence and experience from the outset.”
Read the latest thought piece from Kathryn Smith, CEO of SCIE, here - www.scie.org.uk/a-commission...
Read the latest thought piece from Kathryn Smith, CEO of SCIE, here - www.scie.org.uk/a-commission...
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Want to get creative or learn a new skill?
Saturday short courses with Southwark Adult Learning Service at Thomas Calton Centre start 14 June
Enrol today www.southwark.gov.uk/schools-and-...
Saturday short courses with Southwark Adult Learning Service at Thomas Calton Centre start 14 June
Enrol today www.southwark.gov.uk/schools-and-...
May 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Want to get creative or learn a new skill?
Saturday short courses with Southwark Adult Learning Service at Thomas Calton Centre start 14 June
Enrol today www.southwark.gov.uk/schools-and-...
Saturday short courses with Southwark Adult Learning Service at Thomas Calton Centre start 14 June
Enrol today www.southwark.gov.uk/schools-and-...
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The Southwark Older People’s (Age-Friendly) Housing Strategy 2025-2035 aims to ensure older people have access to appropriate, affordable housing that enables them to live independently in their communities
We'd like to hear your thoughts and views
engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/folder...
We'd like to hear your thoughts and views
engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/folder...
May 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The Southwark Older People’s (Age-Friendly) Housing Strategy 2025-2035 aims to ensure older people have access to appropriate, affordable housing that enables them to live independently in their communities
We'd like to hear your thoughts and views
engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/folder...
We'd like to hear your thoughts and views
engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/folder...
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📢It's here - Get Me To Hospital
www.scie.org.uk/mca/practice...
A guide for people, families and practitioners when supporting someone to go to hospital who is deemed as unable to make the decision and is refusing.
Co-produced with The Stop People Dying Too Young Group.
Share away.
#NHS #MCA
www.scie.org.uk/mca/practice...
A guide for people, families and practitioners when supporting someone to go to hospital who is deemed as unable to make the decision and is refusing.
Co-produced with The Stop People Dying Too Young Group.
Share away.
#NHS #MCA
Get me to hospital - SCIE
When and how to use the Mental Capacity Act to convey a person to hospital for physical health treatment. Download PDF.
www.scie.org.uk
May 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
📢It's here - Get Me To Hospital
www.scie.org.uk/mca/practice...
A guide for people, families and practitioners when supporting someone to go to hospital who is deemed as unable to make the decision and is refusing.
Co-produced with The Stop People Dying Too Young Group.
Share away.
#NHS #MCA
www.scie.org.uk/mca/practice...
A guide for people, families and practitioners when supporting someone to go to hospital who is deemed as unable to make the decision and is refusing.
Co-produced with The Stop People Dying Too Young Group.
Share away.
#NHS #MCA
Psst, we've got something new coming up in Southwark. Alongside @lb-southwark.bsky.social we launch the Southwark Disability Hub on 9th June.
Want to get involved in shaping this support or have opportunities you want to share, then drop us a comment. We'd love to connect.
Want to get involved in shaping this support or have opportunities you want to share, then drop us a comment. We'd love to connect.
May 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Psst, we've got something new coming up in Southwark. Alongside @lb-southwark.bsky.social we launch the Southwark Disability Hub on 9th June.
Want to get involved in shaping this support or have opportunities you want to share, then drop us a comment. We'd love to connect.
Want to get involved in shaping this support or have opportunities you want to share, then drop us a comment. We'd love to connect.
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Join the next global meet up of the #SelfDirectedSupport Network hosted by @keyringliving.bsky.social — our focus will be inspiring participants to uphold the rights that are key to self-directed support
⏰ Thursday 19 June
👉 Reserve a spot: buff.ly/ParXvsg
#Inclusion #SupportServices
⏰ Thursday 19 June
👉 Reserve a spot: buff.ly/ParXvsg
#Inclusion #SupportServices
May 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Join the next global meet up of the #SelfDirectedSupport Network hosted by @keyringliving.bsky.social — our focus will be inspiring participants to uphold the rights that are key to self-directed support
⏰ Thursday 19 June
👉 Reserve a spot: buff.ly/ParXvsg
#Inclusion #SupportServices
⏰ Thursday 19 June
👉 Reserve a spot: buff.ly/ParXvsg
#Inclusion #SupportServices
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What is community? 🤝
When @keyringliving.bsky.social staff talked with Members about #Community and #MentalHealth, they thought about it in the widest sense of the word.
Learn about the wonderful work our member Keyring does to support people in England and Wales: www.keyring.org/who-we-are
#MHAW
When @keyringliving.bsky.social staff talked with Members about #Community and #MentalHealth, they thought about it in the widest sense of the word.
Learn about the wonderful work our member Keyring does to support people in England and Wales: www.keyring.org/who-we-are
#MHAW
May 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
What is community? 🤝
When @keyringliving.bsky.social staff talked with Members about #Community and #MentalHealth, they thought about it in the widest sense of the word.
Learn about the wonderful work our member Keyring does to support people in England and Wales: www.keyring.org/who-we-are
#MHAW
When @keyringliving.bsky.social staff talked with Members about #Community and #MentalHealth, they thought about it in the widest sense of the word.
Learn about the wonderful work our member Keyring does to support people in England and Wales: www.keyring.org/who-we-are
#MHAW
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This week Learning Disability England is talking about loving relationships for #goodlives ❤️
Professor Judith Sixsmith, from IncludeAge, has spoken to @ndtihello.bsky.social about the value of older LGBT+ people and older people with learning disabilities in communities: tinyurl.com/4r5kzuee
Professor Judith Sixsmith, from IncludeAge, has spoken to @ndtihello.bsky.social about the value of older LGBT+ people and older people with learning disabilities in communities: tinyurl.com/4r5kzuee
Why inclusion matters - NDTi
tinyurl.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This week Learning Disability England is talking about loving relationships for #goodlives ❤️
Professor Judith Sixsmith, from IncludeAge, has spoken to @ndtihello.bsky.social about the value of older LGBT+ people and older people with learning disabilities in communities: tinyurl.com/4r5kzuee
Professor Judith Sixsmith, from IncludeAge, has spoken to @ndtihello.bsky.social about the value of older LGBT+ people and older people with learning disabilities in communities: tinyurl.com/4r5kzuee
At the recent Self Directed Support global meet up we talked about outcomes and impact.
We had some challenging discussions around how meaningful and realistic measurement is.
Does outcome measurement get in the way of impactful support?
#outcome #ordinary #socialcare
We had some challenging discussions around how meaningful and realistic measurement is.
Does outcome measurement get in the way of impactful support?
#outcome #ordinary #socialcare
March 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
At the recent Self Directed Support global meet up we talked about outcomes and impact.
We had some challenging discussions around how meaningful and realistic measurement is.
Does outcome measurement get in the way of impactful support?
#outcome #ordinary #socialcare
We had some challenging discussions around how meaningful and realistic measurement is.
Does outcome measurement get in the way of impactful support?
#outcome #ordinary #socialcare
We're thinking about language again. The words we say affect the way people see us.
See TLAP's new language hub for some human and inclusive ways of speaking and thinking.
#LanguageMatters
See TLAP's new language hub for some human and inclusive ways of speaking and thinking.
#LanguageMatters
📢 New Language Hub is now live
It's a space to explore how words shape care and support, challenge language that doesn’t belong, and promote more human, inclusive ways of speaking and thinking.
Visit the Language Hub today and share it with your team bit.ly/4iBChCl #LanguageMatters
It's a space to explore how words shape care and support, challenge language that doesn’t belong, and promote more human, inclusive ways of speaking and thinking.
Visit the Language Hub today and share it with your team bit.ly/4iBChCl #LanguageMatters
March 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We're thinking about language again. The words we say affect the way people see us.
See TLAP's new language hub for some human and inclusive ways of speaking and thinking.
#LanguageMatters
See TLAP's new language hub for some human and inclusive ways of speaking and thinking.
#LanguageMatters
@ldwales.bsky.social thanks for the follow. Great to connect with you on here.
March 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
@ldwales.bsky.social thanks for the follow. Great to connect with you on here.
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Reflections on the I Open My Front Door, Do you? campaign from @tricianicoll.bsky.social - read here ⬇️
www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...
www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...
March 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Reflections on the I Open My Front Door, Do you? campaign from @tricianicoll.bsky.social - read here ⬇️
www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...
www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...
Great summary of a very busy period.
We've published a new Easy News update about Trump being re-elected as President of the United States and some of the things he has been working on since he came into office.
Read it here:
Read it here:
Easy News: Trump's second term - United Response
United Response
www.unitedresponse.org.uk
March 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Great summary of a very busy period.
At our recent Member Voice meet up we talked about words that we use in social care.
One of the words that we didn't like was 'assessment'. In KeyRing we use that word a lot. But people said it felt a bit one sided.
Time for a rethink.
One of the words that we didn't like was 'assessment'. In KeyRing we use that word a lot. But people said it felt a bit one sided.
Time for a rethink.
March 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
At our recent Member Voice meet up we talked about words that we use in social care.
One of the words that we didn't like was 'assessment'. In KeyRing we use that word a lot. But people said it felt a bit one sided.
Time for a rethink.
One of the words that we didn't like was 'assessment'. In KeyRing we use that word a lot. But people said it felt a bit one sided.
Time for a rethink.
The latest KeyRing News is out!
This edition has an award winner, a panto star and Elvis!
Download a copy or listen to the audio version: bit.ly/41zJLzA
This edition has an award winner, a panto star and Elvis!
Download a copy or listen to the audio version: bit.ly/41zJLzA
March 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The latest KeyRing News is out!
This edition has an award winner, a panto star and Elvis!
Download a copy or listen to the audio version: bit.ly/41zJLzA
This edition has an award winner, a panto star and Elvis!
Download a copy or listen to the audio version: bit.ly/41zJLzA