Knowledge Centre blogs

Why digital inclusion is important for care home residents

By: Charlotte.Knight
On: 14th May 2013

There are 7.4 million people in the UK who have never used the internet of which 5.2million are aged over 65. There are over 18,000 care homes in England with nearly 40,000 older residents. We do not currently have an accurate figure about how many care home residents have access to the internet.

more >

Tags:

Evaluating social innovation - the what and the when

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 12th April 2013

People argue a lot about evaluation and ‘social impact analysis’ (see, they even argue about what it should be called). They especially love to argue about the ‘best’ way to do it. Like whether you should or shouldn’t have an external evaluator, or whether you should or shouldn’t do a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT). Frankly, it can get a bit confusing – so how do you know the best way to ‘do’ an evaluation? Especially if you're working in social innovation. The answer is that there is no ‘best’ way. more >

Tags:

How online personal support networks can promote more integrated care

By: shirley_ayres
On: 15th March 2013

In the UK the health and social care sectors face an unprecedented period of change with the focus on self directed support and personal budgets, developing community networks and the imminent NHS reorganisation. These are challenging times for the care sector with substantial budget cuts and increased expectations from service users for more personal and improved care services. There is an urgent need to find new and more effective means of supporting people to live more independently in their communities. more >

Tags:

The iceberg has melted, long live the evaluation duck

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 21st February 2013

Getting your head around evaluation and social impact assessment (evaluation’s sexy stage name) can be a complicated process. more >

Tags:

Can online innovations enhance social care?

By: shirley_ayres
On: 7th February 2013

To support the launch of our latest provocation paper, 'Can online innovations enhance social care', we are delighted to introduce a new series of blogs from the author, Shirley Ayres. As a qualified social worker and marketer, who has worked within the care sector for over 35 years, she has extensive experience of helping organisations to understand the value of digital engagement. more >

Tags:

Is age really the issue in later life?

By: Annika Small
On: 30th October 2012

As part of its ongoing open consultation, Nominet Trust brought together a group of experts this past week to think about how technology might be used to realise new opportunities - and address the persistent challenges such as social isolation, access to adequate care and pensioner poverty – facing people in later life. We weren’t looking at how adding digital might make existing services more cost-effective or efficient; nor were we seeking specific solutions. Instead we were hoping to define some areas that would benefit from social innovation with technology.

Knowledge Centre

Sign up to our RSS Feed

Knowledge Centre blogs

Project blogs

Key beneficiary

Area of interest

Internet focus

Authors

Archive

Knowledge Centre

Share This Story

Sign up to our RSS Feed

Sign up to our newsletter

Knowledge Centre blogs

Project blogs

Key beneficiary

Area of interest

Internet focus

Authors

Archive

Share