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Emma Back

Ubuntu & Inequality

This is an interview conducted between two of Equal Care's London Circle members, Luke Tanner and Florence Nazziwa. Find out more about Luke and Florence at equalcare.coop. Luke So Florence, I want to talk to about your experience of care work, your professional development and Cooperative Care. How long

Nughma's Story

This story is written by Nughma Akhtar. l would like to share my story with Equal Care about my sister who has learning difficulties and who had lived with me all her life. Adaptations were needed to the home for my sister, this has happened in past and my sister

Words from Alison

Words from Alison

We attended the workshop with a little knowledge of the care system and how it is funded and once we were there we were put in different perspectives we were thinking that the system had many flaws and that there are ways to win and get what you want and

Post-its on a big sheet of paper to help our thinking and conversation.

Reflective contribution

This blog post has been authored by Matthew Higgs, who gives independent care and support as a member of Equal Care and is a Social Work Lecturer with many years of experience working in the care system. I found the Buying our Care day helpful on a number of different

Buying our care - simple right?

Buying our care - simple right?

This blog post was authored by O, one of our workshop participants who wished to remain anonymous. In the modern supermarket buying something for a group of people has never been so simple. Last week I had a barbeque for me and 4 friends. I went to the supermarket with

An illustration of a computer being built by several people who participate in the social care system.

Getting Started

Strengthening Social Care with Open Data: Making Care and Support Accountable to The People Who Matter Most

“People receiving care and support commissioned and procured by councils and the NHS cannot see what those service providers have committed to, nor can they participate in holding them to informed account.” Emma Back, Equal Care Co-op Note. This introductory article was originally written and published by our partner ODS