Human Rights and Social Care Forum

Human rights in long-term care needs an interdisciplinary and inclusive perspective, with the voices of people drawing on care in the middle. On May 16th 2023 world-leading medical journal ‘The Lancet’ announced a new Commission of academic experts that will be focusing on a human rights approach to tackle worldwide concerns over long-term care provision…

In this blog post, Margaret Doyle explores how adopting mediation in complaints about social care can contribute to the much-needed reimagining of an area of life in which human rights are engaged and which is crucial to human flourishing. The role of mediation in complaints about adult social care ‘The English system of social care—the…

To register: Human Rights of Older People Networking Conference Tickets, Fri 28 Apr 2023 at 09:30 | Eventbrite This hybrid networking conference is an opportunity to hear about the progress of the UN Open Ended Working Group on Ageing towards a UN Convention on the Rights of Older People as well as take stock of…

A poem on making my voice heard and being listened to Communication misunderstanding Frustrating levels creating Worries and fallout what’s it all about Hesitant to understand a resident No attack, get flack No malice, nothing aimed, refrained feel blamed Always explaining, healing again Avenues and doors misaligned wars To address friends talk a subject become…

Hi! My name is Caroline Green. I am researcher at King’s College London with a passion for older people, social care and human rights. I am the founder of the Human Rights and Social Care Forum, which happened the first time in June 2022. The Human Rights and Social Care Forum was put in place…

About the lunchtime seminar: This seminar was about exploring how to translate human rights, the rights and freedoms contained in the Human Rights Act 1998, into policy in health and social care. The speakers included Alex Ruck Keene (KC), barrister with focus on Mental Capacity Law and Mental Health Law and special advisor to the…