Shona McFarlane
@shonamcfarlane.bsky.social
Deputy Director, Adults and Health, Leeds City Council #TeamLeeds
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With more than 150 good food 🌿 businesses, campaigns, schemes, producers, gardens, and more this advent is just a small flavour of what’s on offer. 🍽️
Join our food movement for healthy, sustainable, fair food 🌱 for everyone in Leeds.
🌈 🍏🎁 🍄 🌍s 🚜 ☕ 🌳📊 🥬 🍳🌿☕🥦🌻🏆📖
Join our food movement for healthy, sustainable, fair food 🌱 for everyone in Leeds.
🌈 🍏🎁 🍄 🌍s 🚜 ☕ 🌳📊 🥬 🍳🌿☕🥦🌻🏆📖
December 24, 2024 at 10:30 AM
With more than 150 good food 🌿 businesses, campaigns, schemes, producers, gardens, and more this advent is just a small flavour of what’s on offer. 🍽️
Join our food movement for healthy, sustainable, fair food 🌱 for everyone in Leeds.
🌈 🍏🎁 🍄 🌍s 🚜 ☕ 🌳📊 🥬 🍳🌿☕🥦🌻🏆📖
Join our food movement for healthy, sustainable, fair food 🌱 for everyone in Leeds.
🌈 🍏🎁 🍄 🌍s 🚜 ☕ 🌳📊 🥬 🍳🌿☕🥦🌻🏆📖
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One of the most important things we uncovered in 2024 is how people with learning disabilities are missing out on potentially life-saving preventive healthcare.
We looked at how the #NHS should go about preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young. 👇
We looked at how the #NHS should go about preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young. 👇
Preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young
Around 1.3 million people in England have a learning disability and may need more support to stay in good health. But are they able to get access to the services they are entitled to in order to…
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December 23, 2024 at 8:19 AM
One of the most important things we uncovered in 2024 is how people with learning disabilities are missing out on potentially life-saving preventive healthcare.
We looked at how the #NHS should go about preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young. 👇
We looked at how the #NHS should go about preventing people with a learning disability from dying too young. 👇
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As our Out of Offices go on, a big shout out to Local Authority EDTs, inc duty AMHPs, up and down the country, who start when we stop. Always very grateful for their professionalism & commitment. They do an exceptionally difficult job. #ThankYou #MerryChristmas
December 24, 2024 at 3:51 PM
As our Out of Offices go on, a big shout out to Local Authority EDTs, inc duty AMHPs, up and down the country, who start when we stop. Always very grateful for their professionalism & commitment. They do an exceptionally difficult job. #ThankYou #MerryChristmas
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The number of people in hospital with flu has more than quadrupled compared with last year. Meanwhile ambulance trusts are under pressure and A&E's are rammed. Several NHS trusts have declared incidents in the past.
Tis the season.
Tis the season.
December 5, 2024 at 11:41 AM
The number of people in hospital with flu has more than quadrupled compared with last year. Meanwhile ambulance trusts are under pressure and A&E's are rammed. Several NHS trusts have declared incidents in the past.
Tis the season.
Tis the season.
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The Care Provider Alliance, and Social Care Future, have published a joint paper calling for investment in Earlier Action and Support interventions.
Read the paper in full here: www.local.gov.uk/publications... 2/2
Read the paper in full here: www.local.gov.uk/publications... 2/2
Earlier action and support: The case for prevention in adult social care and beyond
Prevention is a central feature of the new Government’s mission-led approach to national renewal. Our joint publication makes the case for a shift towards taking action and offering support earlier, s...
www.local.gov.uk
November 29, 2024 at 11:08 AM
The Care Provider Alliance, and Social Care Future, have published a joint paper calling for investment in Earlier Action and Support interventions.
Read the paper in full here: www.local.gov.uk/publications... 2/2
Read the paper in full here: www.local.gov.uk/publications... 2/2
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At #NCASC24 Strong argument for being led by people though strengths-based practice from Amy Hurst of the South West Regional Principal Social Worker Network
“Spend longer building relationships with people” enables the best and most creative practice
“Spend longer building relationships with people” enables the best and most creative practice
November 27, 2024 at 11:29 AM
At #NCASC24 Strong argument for being led by people though strengths-based practice from Amy Hurst of the South West Regional Principal Social Worker Network
“Spend longer building relationships with people” enables the best and most creative practice
“Spend longer building relationships with people” enables the best and most creative practice
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"Death is a social event with a medical component, not a medical event with a social component": www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/death-is-a-s...
www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk
November 23, 2024 at 10:27 AM
"Death is a social event with a medical component, not a medical event with a social component": www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/death-is-a-s...
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Best interests, wishes and feelings: a worked example in an imperfect world: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/best-interes...
www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk
November 22, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Best interests, wishes and feelings: a worked example in an imperfect world: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/best-interes...
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Great to hear our @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social analysis of the effects of budget changes on social care on this morning’s BBC radio bulletins and covered in the Guardian, Telegraph, Express & in the Politico playbook.
Read our full analysis here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wi...
Read our full analysis here: 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
November 22, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Great to hear our @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social analysis of the effects of budget changes on social care on this morning’s BBC radio bulletins and covered in the Guardian, Telegraph, Express & in the Politico playbook.
Read our full analysis here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wi...
Read our full analysis here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/wi...