Understanding the impact of COVID-19 responses on citizens

Part of Commissioning and COVID-19: advice for social care

A guide that discusses the impact of COVID-19 and responses on people who use or interact with social care services.

Webinar: Building back from COVID-19: tackling health inequality in partnership

Part of Integrated care

This webinar will support Integrated Care System (ICS) development, share good practice and to discuss practical solutions to issues that systems may be facing.

Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) improving equality of access

Part of Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)

This accessible seven minute film summarises the issues around ensuring that everyone has access to IMHA services. Primarily aimed at independent mental health advocacy providers the film explains how they can ensure that their service provides equality of access to all service users.

Care leavers' stories: Khadija Sekhon

Part of Care leavers' stories

In one of 17 interviews conducted as part of the Care Leaver's Stories Project, Khadija Sekhon talks about her life before, during and after care. The full interview is in three parts and a film summary and transcript are also available. The project, funded by the Heritage Lottery fund and developed by SCIE in partnership with the British Library, enabled care experienced people to record their life stories on digital video.

Care leavers' stories: Byron Baker

Part of Care leavers' stories

In one of 17 interviews conducted as part of the Care Leaver's Stories Project, Byron Baker talks about his life before, during and after care. The full interview is in three parts, and a film summary and transcript is also available. The project, funded by the Heritage Lottery fund and developed by SCIE in partnership with the British Library, enabled care experienced people to record their life stories on digital video.

End of life care: dying at home

This video for care managers and staff highlights two services which support people to die at home – one is in Lancashire and the other is a service for the Bangladeshi and Bengali communities in London.

Personalisation - making it happen: black and minority ethnic (BME) communities

Part of Personalisation

This video for health and social care commissioners and staff looks at Oldham’s Link Service, which offers advice, guidance and support to people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities who use services. Highlights importance of communication in understanding cultural and religious needs of BME communities.

Gypsy travellers

This film for care workers who come into contact with gypsy travellers introduces Henry Chapman, a gypsy who is now a care worker mainly with rural gypsy communities. He helps families with land disputes, eviction and health issues. He talks about how his background brings empathy and understanding to his work.

The mental health and wellbeing of elders in black and minority ethnic communities: working together for mental wellbeing

This film for adults and mental health teams, social workers and managers shows how language and cultural barriers and lack of information can make it difficult to access services for the Chinese community in Barnet – and what is being done to address this.

The mental health and wellbeing of elders in black and minority ethnic communities: the impact of poor housing on mental wellbeing

A social care training video on the theme of Mental health and wellbeing of elders in black and minority ethnic communities. This film addresses the significant link between housing and mental wellbeing, which service providers often fail to recognise.