Carers Week (10–16 June 2025) is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face, and recognise the vital contribution they make to families and communitie...

Realising the potential of social care so that everyone can live a good life

What leads to real improvement in how people with learning disabilities are supported by health and care services? And how do we know that things are getting better, rather than staying the same (or g...

The ‘Whose Social Care is it Anyway?’ report shows the findings from the #socialcarefuture inquiry which was led by people who draw on social care to lead their lives or […]

Realising the potential of social care so that everyone can live a good life

New Episode Drop! Richard sits down with the brilliant and hilarious Mel Giedroyc for a heartwarming and witty conversation that covers everything from the glitz of the Eurovision Song Contest to the

Last month, the DAPPLE team held three creative workshops in Yorkshire as part of our Co-production ‘Roadshows’ (so-named by my colleague Richard as an homage to the Radio 1 summer events). A wide ran...

An explainer of the changes to disability benefits that the UK government proposed in March 2025 – and how you can have your say about them.

An explainer of the changes to disability benefits that the UK government proposed in March 2025 – and how you can have your say about them.

Podcast Episode · Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science · 28/12/2024 · 1h 3m