London Councils priority work
We worked with London Councils co-producing research and development priorities for local social care communities and responding to those priorities.
Safeguarding in London
We undertook a review of Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) that covered mental health social care, including analysis of Reports of Preventable Deaths issued by Coroners (focusing on those related to mental health social care provision). The report, informed by London ADASS safeguarding experts and the views of people with experience of safeguarding services themselves, calls upon those working on the new mental health legislation to make sure that safeguarding is included in the changes proposed. Findings were presented to London safeguarding practitioners in local authorities and NHS partners.
Home Care in London
We undertook a scoping review of the evidence about the health of women working in home care that was designed as a submission to the Department of Health and Social Care's consultation on a Women's Health Strategy. The work was informed by consultation with London ADASS home care providers' network building on the ARC social care theme's links with London social care providers. Our report is available.
Working with Proud to Care London
We supported implementation of Proud to Care, a major pan-London initiative focusing on recruitment to the social care sector and building up opportunities for career pathways in the sector. See our report on the links between Further Education colleges in south London and their role as providers of social care training.