Kent Research Partnership’s Community of Practice (CoP) meeting – Enhancing, diversifying and sustaining the adult social care workforce” Community of Practice.
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Kent Research Partnership’s Community of Practice (CoP) meeting – Enhancing, diversifying and sustaining the adult social care workforce” Community of Practice.
Please join our meeting – Enhancing, diversifying and sustaining social care workforce, brought to you by the Kent Research Partnership’s Community of Practice (CoP).
Speakers will talk about issues care providers face, how workforce influences social care quality, and recruitment & retention.
Date 14 July, 12:30 – 14:00.
“Research in social care is very important as it can inform social work practice and improve outcomes for people. The Kent Research Partnership is one of six capacity building, social care partnerships funded by the NIHR Health Services and Delivery (HS&DR) programme in England. Our four-year programme of work will develop sustainable Kent-based partnerships to support the delivery of high quality social care research on the topics that matter most in our region.
Kent County Council Adult Social Care, the University of Kent and partners are leading a project that aims to help build capacity and develop a positive culture of research.
Communities of Practice are a key aspect of this work as they enable people from all backgrounds to come together to discuss their shared area of interest, learn from each other and existing research, and develop tangible research projects about the topic which will have a real impact on practice.
Objectives of the Meeting:
This is the first meeting of our co-produced Community of Practice: “Enhancing, diversifying and sustaining social care workforce”. At this meeting, you will:
- Build relationships with members of this Community, including people supported by adult social care, carers, and the health and social care workforce.
- Build on discussions from the first meeting and hear from guest speakers about research related to social care recruitment and retention in Kent. This meeting’s topics include: issues care providers face, funding and the fair price for care, how the workforce influences quality of social care, and what affects recruitment and retention.
- Learn more about how to get access to research-related activities, training, online resources and admin support available for you to be fully engaged in the Community.
Our Invited Speakers are:
Collette Thornton – Business Development Manager, Cartref Homes
Steve Allan – Senior Research Fellow, University of Kent
The speakers will talk about issues care providers face, how workforce influences social care quality, and recruitment & retention.
Who should attend:
- Social care practitioners and managers
- People who use social care
- Family/friends who are carers for someone
- Commissioners and providers of care
- Researchers with an interest in social care
Date: 14 July, 12:30-14:00
IT and participation support:
If you would like some further help with using the virtual video meeting platform (Zoom) and the online collaboration platform (GlassCubes) please refer to the Community of Practice handbook or contact us and we would be happy to support you.
If there is anything we can do to make it easier for you to attend and participate, do not hesitate to let us know.
If you would like to get in touch or find out more, please contact us: KentResearchPartnership@kent.ac.”