Care Equity Evidence Hub launched
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has launched a Care Equity Evidence Hub.
The Hub is an online resource that combines research, data and practice evidence to address inequities in social care. Evidence in the Hub is organised in six themes: workforce, underserved populations, neighbourhood health, financial inequities, geographical inequities, and the use of technology in care.
The Hub was co-created with organisations and individuals across the social care sector including policymakers, commissioners, providers, researchers, people who draw on care and support and unpaid carers.
Gerard Crofton-Martin, Interim Chief Executive of SCIE, says:
“No one should receive worse care, or miss out on care, because of who they are, where they live, or their circumstances. Yet inequities in social care remain a persistent and widely recognised challenge—from timely, personalised support that enables independence and dignity, to long waiting lists, high eligibility thresholds and unmet basic needs.
The evidence on care equity has often been fragmented and difficult for social care professionals to access and apply. This creates a gap between what we know and what we can do. This new resource for the sector supports people to quickly find, understand and apply evidence in ways that reflect the realities of practice.”
You can access the Hub here: https://www.scie.org.uk/insights/care-equity/evidence-hub/
Dementia-specific content in the Hub can be found here: https://www.scie.org.uk/insights/care-equity/evidence-hub/?q=dementia