Jingwen Zhang

Please visit our stand at the #TCC2025 and win some prizes 😀

If you are a quantitative researcher interested in care inequalities, please come and join us in QAR-Net Care workshop. The DDL for abstract submission is 31 August. 😄

A Quantitative Lens on Care Inequalities: Socioeconomic Disparities and Structural Barriers Discover research on care inequalities at QAR-NET Care's symposium during the Transforming Care Conference 2025.

We now have more details about our symposium at Transforming Care Conference this month in Helsinki!
Follow this link and please share!
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Just 1 in 5 people (19%) know that the cost of professional home care services could cost more than £1,000 per week. Most thought the cost was lower, with almost half (47%) thinking costs were between £200 and £600 a week on average. This is from a JRF poll carried out by FocalData in 2024.

People are unaware of high care costs, the cost of caring yourself, or long waiting lists.

Most of us hope the social care system will be there for us in times of need. But the system we have currently is inadequate.

Our latest analysis has found a ‘care expectation gap’ 🔽 1/4

Image shows book cover for: Care Poverty and Unmet Needs Inequalities in Theory and Practice Editors: Teppo Kröger, Nicola Brimblecombe, Ricardo Rodrigues, and Kirstein Rummery

📖 NEW book chapter by Vlachantoni, Evandrou, @janefalkingham.bsky.social, Qin

Older people often rely on friends, family & community for care. Knowing how social networks affect #care needs can help identify who is most at risk of unmet needs, and better inform policies.

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New tool supports implementation research in social care Unit researcher Antonina Semkina co-led development of new guide

'New tool supports implementation research in social care'
Unit researcher Antonina Semkina introduces the new SC-ImpRes guide from @arc-southlondon.bsky.social & King's Improvement Science
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-too...

QAR-Net Care at the Transforming Care Conference 2025 We are thrilled to announce that QAR-Net Care will be hosting a symposium and an exciting stand at the Transforming Care Conference 202

QAR-Net Care will be hosting a symposium and an exciting stand at the Transforming Care Conference 2025, taking place in Helsinki in June!
Attending the conference? Join us for an insightful exploration of the latest research on care inequalities.

Read more: centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2025...

If you’re a PhD student in social sciences, don’t miss this fantastic chance to connect with some of your incredibly talented peers! The deadline for submitting your abstract is April 18th. 😀

Our latest ‘explainer’ shows how poverty research charity @jrf-uk.bsky.social used our data for its report on the UK’s future care needs

Our future care needs - Understanding Society future care needs of an aging population Taha Bokhari and Abby Jitendra from Joseph Rowntree Foundation report about what ageing population means for care, work, benefits system and communities

In our first podcast episode of 2025, we look at the future care needs of an ageing population in the UK, with Taha Bokhari and @abbyabhaya.bsky.social from @jrf-uk.bsky.social talking about what this means for care, work, our benefits system and our communities

[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Understanding ethnic inequalities in mental health and wellbeing among young people in the UK at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - [HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Understanding ethnic inequalities in mental health and wellbeing among young people in the UK at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

📢FUNDED PHD:

Ethnic inequalities in adolescent mental health & wellbeing. Apply by 24/1/25

If this sounds like you -pls apply. If it sounds like someone you know -pls share! 🙏
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Thanks so much for your kind words Helena 🥰

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Spousal characteristics and unmet care needs: A longitudinal national study of adults aged 50 and over in England This paper investigates unmet needs among dyads of people aged 50 and over in England. Understanding the extent and patterns of unmet needs for long-t…

My paper with Dr Yanan Zhang and Prof Matt Bennett, was published in Social Science & Medicine ‼️The key takeaway is that a couple-based perspective is needed to better understand unmet care needs.💡But do read the full paper - I’m biased but it’s worth a read👀 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We have published another report today in collaboration with
@carers-uk.bsky.social for #carersrightsday, looking at the value of #unpaidcare in all four nations of the UK, estimated to be a staggering £184.3 billion per year.
Read this report here: centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2024...