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Green Badge: a simple step to help social care staff now Parking issues are causing unnecessary stress and cost for care workers and personal assistants who support people in their own homes. Engage Britain’s team of experts – including people who draw on, and work in care – say Britain should adopt a ‘green badge’
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Miriam Levin appointed CEO of Engage Britain Miriam Levin has been appointed CEO of Engage Britain. She replaces Julian McCrae, the former managing director and, alongside Guy Hands, founder of the organisation. Julian will remain a senior advisor during the transition, while Guy and Julia Hands have agreed to continue to provide support. Engage Britain
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Our Ideas for Change process aimed to develop realistic and practical solutions to help address the social care workforce staffing crisis, one of three key challenges identified by our People’s Panel. To do this, we brought together people from all areas of the social care system to come up with ideas on how to recruit,
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Bringing people together to solve the social care staffing crisis When the People’s Panel made social care staffing one of three key priorities, Engage Britain invited people who understand the issue best – those drawing on and working in care – to decide what should be done. What happened? We invited people who draw on,
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The 3 Health & Care problems prioritised by the people Engage Britain has brought together the public, patients and staff to understand their experiences and views of the NHS and care. Find out how they settled on the key problems before developing detailed solutions. People love the NHS. The support for its central ethos and
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8 people-powered ideas to improve the care sector Britain needs more and better care. There aren’t enough people working in the sector. And we don’t value enough the staff we do have. Here are some practical steps – developed by people who work in care and draw on care – to recruit, train and keep
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There is a growing gap between how much things cost and what people can afford. The current cost of living crisis has exacerbated this. But these issues are not new. About The Reconnection Tour The Reconnection Tour was a partnership between community organisations and Engage Britain. Throughout May and June 2022, the tour shone a
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‘We don’t help people. We make a place for them to help themselves’ Angela Watt founded Resonate Together arts centre in Alloa, after people were fed up with being labelled in ways they didn’t choose. “We’re an anarchist community. Nothing like us anywhere else. It has to be about choice – I can’t say we’re
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‘People like The Curry Circle because we treat them like humans’ Nazim has raised thousands of pounds for various charities. He has volunteered at The Curry Circle for over eight years, working over 800 hours. “People are choosing between heating, eating, or skipping meals. And organisations like The Curry Circle are doing our best to