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WM-ADASS believes that b y embracing data and analytics, West Midlands councils will deliver more personalised, proactive, and cost-effective adult social care and that frontline staff and leaders will have the insights they need to target support, plan for the future, and demonstrate improvement against outcomes that matter to people. I like to
The Data Hub is an interactive, online tool available to managers and decision-makers in WM ADASS councils and their partners. It provides public data on local population needs, the care market, adult social care performance, workforce numbers, pay and conditions, and care expediture of local authorities. Other key information, for example public…
Research: harnessing evidence to transform adult social care In 2020, West Midlands ADASS began an ambitious journey to unlock the power of research in shaping adult social care and supporting people to live “gloriously ordinary” lives. Image from the project Real People - Real Lives Since then, WM ADASS has worked alongside the National Institute…
WM-ADASS is keen to to encourage and support individual local authorities in using the process we have developed to undertake their own future thinking exercises, involving local partners in health, housing, the provider community and the voluntary sector.
Artificial intelligence has been around for a while and is already embedded in a lot of what we do at home and at work. What is now becoming available as ‘generative AI’ has even more potential to free up people working in social care departments from a lot of crucial but highly time-consuming work. The video below is a short (30 minutes) version
International recruitment into adult social care has been identified by West Midlands ADASS, through its 2023 Future Thinking project, as an important factor in the resilience of the sector in the years ahead. Local authorities commission adult social care mainly from independent providers, many of them with fewer than 250 employees. In 2022 one…
Our international recruitment dashboard has been developed to support local authorities and care providers with adherence to legislation, sponsorship regulation and ethical recruitment. “The IR Dashboard has been nothing short of transformational in changing the course of national policy on various levels.” (DHSC) The dashboard has helped to
Tackling Exploitation in International Recruitment in Adult Social Care International recruitment plays a vital role in addressing workforce shortages in adult social care. However, alongside its benefits, it has also exposed vulnerabilities that can lead to exploitation, unethical practices, many forms of exploitation and even modern slavery.…
Last month we joined up with @TSA, @Housing LIN and @TLAP to stage the conference My home, my care, my way. Opportunities arising from the social care reform white paper People at the Heart of Care were central to discussions amongst a diverse audience of housing, social care and technology professionals, alongside people with lived experience and
Meeting needs in the best way
Preventing harm and protecting those at risk
Planning ahead in a changing world