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Paul Burstow
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Passionate about social care, mental health, delivering joined up care close to home and prevention.
Chair of SCIE, NHS Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB and the charity St Andrews Healthcare.
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I’m looking forward to taking part in the @thekingsfund.bsky.social in person event on 9th September: 10 Year Health Plan - what bold choices and actions are needed now to deliver transformational change www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/ten-y...
10 Year Health Plan Event | The King's Fund
Join us at our event in September where we'll delve into the choices and actions needed to make the 10 Year Health Plan a reality. Book your ticket today.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
I’m looking forward to taking part in the @thekingsfund.bsky.social in person event on 9th September: 10 Year Health Plan - what bold choices and actions are needed now to deliver transformational change www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/ten-y...
10 Year Health Plan Event | The King's Fund
Join us at our event in September where we'll delve into the choices and actions needed to make the 10 Year Health Plan a reality. Book your ticket today.
www.kingsfund.org.uk
August 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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My thoughts on breaking the logjam in social care. @theguardian.com letters. @scie.org.uk www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Breaking the social care reform logjam | Letters
Letter: Cross-party buy-in is essential. This cannot be a government-only solution, says Paul Burstow
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Huge congratulations to @scie.org.uk Chief Executive Kathryn Smith on her recognition for her services to social care in the New Year’s Honours list. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/676a8b...
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December 31, 2024 at 9:37 AM
My thoughts on breaking the logjam in social care. @theguardian.com letters. @scie.org.uk www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Breaking the social care reform logjam | Letters
Letter: Cross-party buy-in is essential. This cannot be a government-only solution, says Paul Burstow
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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The Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock, announced a £22.6 million boost to the Accelerating Reform Fund (ARF) at NCASC this afternoon.

Read our full response, authored by our Chief Executive, Kathryn Smith, here: www.scie.org.uk/news/detail/...
SCIE Responds to £22.6m Accelerating Reform Fund Boost
Press release: SCIE supports the £22.6m Accelerating Reform Fund, helping local areas innovate in adult social care. Projects focus on unpaid carers, early support, and digital tools to improve care d...
www.scie.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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This looks like minister Kinnock’s ‘big’ announcement in his speech to #ncasc24 this afternoon. £22 million. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Unpaid carers supported by £22.6 million investment in innovation
£22.6 million invested in innovative projects across the country to support unpaid carers as well as people with care needs.
www.gov.uk
November 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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Areas discussed included: co-production; changing demography; workforce and unpaid carers; national care standards; upstream prevention; mental health; the interconnectedness of health and social care services; national insurance changes; and technology and AI. 3/3
November 28, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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Good question at #ncasc24 on the value of yet another review/commission on #socialcare. Here’s a briefing, with @HealthFdn colleagues www.health.org.uk/publications...
Social care commissions: looking back to move forward
Adult social care in England desperately needs reform and investment. We look back at the approaches and proposals of previous similar reviews.
www.health.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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The final report of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce—‘Our future homes: Housing that promotes wellbeing and community for an ageing population’—was published on Tuesday.

Read our full response, authored by our Chief Executive, Kathryn Smith, here: www.scie.org.uk/news/detail/...
SCIE responds to older people’s housing taskforce report
Press release: SCIE's Kathryn Smith responds to the Older People’s Housing Taskforce report, stressing the importance of accessible, quality housing to support wellbeing and community for an ageing po...
www.scie.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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SCIE and Agilisys hosted an informative session tonight to launch their partnership. The panel explored how we can help you to adopt #GenAl, demonstrated how it’s improving productivity for local authorities, and highlighted the Accelerating Reform Fund projects using digital tools📈📊
November 27, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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📅The first day of #NCASC is complete📅
Thank you to everyone who visited our Exhibition Stand and attended our lunchtime chats with Partners in Care and Health.
We thoroughly enjoyed connecting with colleagues from across the sector to discuss digital innovation and GenAI.
November 27, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Adult social care in three charts - demand rising, financial envelope shrinking, why reform and innovation are essential. #NCASC24 @scie.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 9:48 AM
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Together, SCIE and Agilisys are launching a partnership at #NCASC designed to help social care organisations embrace and adopt Generative Artificial Intelligence (#GenAI).

Listen to what our Chief Executive, Kathryn Smith, has to say about the partnership and why it is important in this video🎬
November 27, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Attending the @scie.org.uk /Agilisys partnership launch event at NCASC this evening. Discussing the current uses and opportunities of GeneratIve AI in social care
November 27, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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“Everything we do is about how we work in partnerships to improve social care.”

In this video, Claire Grindal, SCIE’s Head of Marketing and Communications, discusses why SCIE is at #NCASC and the potential benefits of #DigitalInnovation.

Come to our Exhibition Stand (F10) to learn more.
November 27, 2024 at 1:45 PM