Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE)

New publication! 'Psychological support for people affected by scandals caused by serious + sustained failings of statutory services + government'.
Using insights from the Infected Blood Inquiry, the report shares vital learnings for future similar cases. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

📖 Learn more about LIVE-DEM: www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy...

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Involved in commissioning, purchasing or funding health and social care in England? Work in a Local Authority or ICB? Take part in our survey for LIVE-DEM, the UK’s largest study on live-in care for people whose primary support need is dementia.
👉 lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Read more 🔗👇

Nineteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19) LISER's public research focuses on social and economic policies, including their spatial dimension. Its mission is to provide the scientific community and society with clear, relevant and solid…

📣 Call for applications for the Nineteenth Doctorate Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19)

The School provides the opportunity to discuss issues concerning the topic 'Inequality and Big Challenges'.

📆 Apply by 27 November

Further details here ⬇️

A promotional flyer for the event, with the details, which reads: The Global Observatory of Long-Term Care celebration of the UN's International Day of Care and Support Friday 28 November 2025 'Changing the Narrative on Long Term Care' The flyer is blue and features logos from different organisations partnering in the event, and features a graphic of hands holding up the planet.

This Friday is the UN's International Day of Care and Support.
@goltc.bsky.social have organised a global online event, for the theme 'Changing the Narrative on Long-Term Care'. 🌍🫶💻
Find out the details for your local timings and register to join 👉 goltc.org/save-the-dat...

Happening right now, the first webinar of the @goltc.bsky.social Innovation in Long-Term Care interest group, with a presentation of the @cpeclse.bsky.social SASCI project by Juliette Malley, if you want to join, this group make sure you register here: goltc.org/add-new-expe...
#LongTermCare

New in The British Journal of Social Work | King's College London Carl Purcell, Mary Baginsky & Nicole Steils on multi-agency working to keep children safe

NEW PAPER 'No quick fixes: Multi-agency working to improve information-sharing on men and keep children safe'.
Findings from the collaborative SOCRATES programme, with researchers from CPEC, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @lancasteruni.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-in-...

CPEC researchers contributed to the new report 'Welcoming Growth: The economic case for a fair and humane asylum system' and were thrilled to join the launch in Parliament this week.
The report has also been the subject of Early Day Motion in the Commons: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo....

🤔Can AI understand meaning? What happens when AI tries to do qualitative research?💻

These are the questions addressed at the next GOLTC webinar, Wednesday 10th Dec 4pm-5:30pm.

Make sure to register now for this timely and thoughtful discussion!
goltc.org/webinar-can-...

Join us for a webinar on:
Older Persons, Disabilities and Social Protection in African contexts

🗓️ 07 November
🕰️ 15.00-16.30 SAST, 13.00–14:30 GMT
Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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NEW WORKING PAPER PUBLISHED
'The evidence on outcomes of rehabilitation and reablement support: a rapid literature review', looking at existing studies to suggest where future research could address gaps and weaknesses in the evidence base. @nihr.bsky.social eprints.lse.ac.uk/130034/

💻Join us tomorrow, 2-3:30, for a virtual webinar organised by @nihr.bsky.social's ASCRU team, showcasing social care research in the NIHR Policy Research Units.
💡The webinar is free to attend, but will focus on informing DHSC policy makers.
☑️Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📖 Learn more about LIVE-DEM: www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy...

Calling CEOs, directors & managers of live-in care in England! Take part in our LIVE-DEM survey, the UK’s largest study on live-in care for people whose primary support need is dementia.
👉 lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#DementiaCare #LiveInCare #HealthResearch

Adolescents facing high adversity had fewer mental-health problems when their families received Bolsa Família cash transfers.
Social protection can buffer the effects of poverty but lasting gains need coordinated action
doi.org/10.1192/j.eu... @cpeclse.bsky.social @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social

A promotional banner for the role, featuring the CPEC logo. The text reads: VACANCY: Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE CPEC are recruiting for a Centre Manager to join our team! Responsibilities include managing administrative tasks on behalf of CPEC, managing its administrative team and providing support to the CPEC Centre Director. Deadline: Sunday 12 October 2025 Apply online now

🚨 VACANCY: CPEC Centre Manager!
🌟 If you have strong management skills, enjoy working collaboratively whilst leading a team, and feel passionate about having an impact in social care then apply now online!
🗓️ Deadline 12 October!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

AI and social care: How LLMs downplay women’s health needs AI tools are used in the delivery of public health and social care services. They reduce paperwork and save time - but they can also introduce a gender bias?

New research by Sam Rickman @cpeclse.bsky.social finds that #AI tools (LLMs) can downplay #women’s #health needs compared to men’s in ways that could exacerbate #inequality.

@lseinequalities.bsky.social

Black text reads 'Webinar - shaping the future for brain health' against a beige background. To the right of the text, a person is working at a laptop whilst writing in a notebook. Only their arms and hands are visible. Around the laptop are a mug of tea, a pot plant and a mobile phone.

Join us on 19 November for a joint webinar with the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing focused on brain health, prevention & future care needs.

@hdemnitzking.bsky.social and Prof Naaheed Mukadam will present their #denpruQM work.

More info ⬇️
tinyurl.com/y3nzw3c4

@nihrhapru.bsky.social

🌟Brilliant follow up on our recent research on #GenderBias of #AI in #SocialCare.
⏱️10 min read, exploring the nuances of the role of AI in supporting workforce, cost implications, as well as the 'real-world' human impact and how evidence-based decision making is what's needed.

“Promotional flyer for a webinar titled ‘Economic modelling to support decision making in social care: How can we make smarter decisions in social care with limited resources?’ Speakers are Dr Michela Tinelli, Helen Weatherly, and Ana Duarte. The moderator is Professor Martin Knapp. The webinar will be held online via Zoom on Monday, September 29th, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM (GMT+1 / London). Organised by LSE Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) in collaboration with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).”

Join us for the first webinar of the ESSENCE-III project, exploring how economic modelling can support better choices in social care + Q&A session
🗓️Mon, Sept 29th, 12–1💻
lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#SocialCare #HealthEconomics #EconomicModelling #ESSENCEproject #NIHR @nihrsscr.bsky.social

YouTube video by ILPN GOLTC webinar: Social Care Reform in England taking stock and setting the agenda

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztKj...

A promotional title slide for the webinar, featuring the GOLTC (Global Observatory of Long Term Care) logo. White text on a blue background reads: SOCIAL CARE REFORM IN ENGLAND: Taking stock and setting the agenda Social Care Reform in England Interest Group Webinar ◦ The state of Social Care in England (Simon Bottery, (King's Fund and Natasha Curry, Nuffield Trust) ◦ How did we get here? An overview of social care reform proposals and debates in England (Richard Humphries, Health Foundation) ◦ When reform stalls: The real-life cost for people who draw on care and support, (Clenton Farquharson, Think Local Act Personal) Recording online: https://shorturl.at/EZvL5

Social Care Reform in England: Taking stock and setting the agenda! We're uploading recent GOLTC webinar like this insightful session on the state of #SocialCare in England, the reforms, the debates and the real life cost.
@nuffieldtrust.org.uk @tlap.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social

@lseinequalities.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Naga Munchetty - 11/08/2025 - BBC Sounds Naga Munchetty features news, experiences, and big name interviews from around the UK.

🤔For a breakdown of our new research into how #GenderBias of #AITools in #SocialCare could lead to unequal care provision for men and women, listen back to Dr Rickman in conversation with Naga Munchetty on @bbc5live.bsky.social yesterday! 1:29:00 onwards! 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes

New research from CPEC researcher Dr Sam Rickman shows that #AI used by over half of England’s local authorities may be introducing #GenderBias into #SocialCare decisions.
Findings covered today in @theguardian.com and published in @bmc.springernature.com
theguardian.com/technology/2...

📣 Come and join our amazing team!

We're looking to recruit an inspirational Course Tutor in Psychology to join the team supporting our leading BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science.

ℹ️ The appointment is fixed term for two years.

⏱️ Closing deadline: 25 August 2025

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Patient barcode scanning in NHS hospitals: safety, snags and workarounds. A nurse’s perspective Claire Cox, Patient Safety Learning’s Associate Director, talks about the opportunities to improve patient safety and the risks associated with the use of barcode technology in healthcare

🗨️Policies, procedures and best practices often represent 'work as imagined', providing a framework for care delivery. However, frontline clinicians operate in dynamic environments where unexpected challenges arise.🗨️

A new blog featured on the hub today⬇️
www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafety

@adelinacohe.bsky.social @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social

A promotional title care for the webinar. The title reads: 'MAKING QUALITY VISIBLE: Balancing safety and clinical indicators and patient-reported outcome indicators and narratives.' The line underneath advertises it as a 'GOLTC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INTEREST GROUP WEBINAR'. The speaker details are given underneath: • Introduction to the webinar topic (Prof. Henk Nies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) • The use and nature of clincal and safety indicators in long-term care (Dr. Mircha Poldrugovac, Amsterdam University, National Institute of Public Health of Slovenia) • The use of narratives to monitor and improve quality in long-term care (Prof. Anne Margriet Pot, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Dutch Health Care Inspectorate) • Reflection and Discussion (Sharron Reynolds, Care Inspectorate - Scotland, UK) The GOLTC logo is at the bottom and a link to the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2fKX9tgyMI

New upload! An insightful GOLTC webinar on approaches to monitor, compare, and improve the quality of #longtermcare.
'Making Quality Visible: Balancing #safety and #clinical indicators and #patient-reported outcome indicators and narratives.'
youtube.com/watch?v=o2fK...

A promotional flyer for the webinar. It reads: Community based care resources for people with disabilities and older people with care needs. Moderated by Stefania Ilinca (WHO) & Adelina Comas-Herrera (GOLTC) and featuring European Disability Forum, ILO, Global Disability Fund Recording available now: https://www.youtube.com/wa It features the logos of the different organisations for each of the presenters involved.

New GOLTC recording! Catch up with this #multidisciplinary workshop on progress towards #deinstitutionalization for people with #disabilities and older people with care needs, exploring tools to map #communitybased care and #supportservices. @adelinacohe.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIh6...