In the inaugural episode of Control + Care, hosts Michelle Corrigan and Katie Thorn discuss the transformative role of technology in social care, highlighting the recent speech by Michelle Dyson, Director General of the Department of Health and Social Care.

They explore the rapid adoption of digital tools, the implications of AI in care assessments, and the importance of data security.

Timestamps:

00:00 Future Directions and Guidance in Social Care

00:37 Intro to Michelle Dyson Care Tech Speech

02:54 Embracing New Technologies

02:55 Digital Inclusion and older people

03:26 Digital Inclusion Action Plan

06:13 Social Care = "greenfield site"

08:04 AI in social care

11:22 The future: Casey Commission

12:13 The future: Supporting people at home

15:32 The Future: eMAR systems

17:37 Gov response "we don't have unlimited resource"

18:11 AI in Social Care: Opportunities and Concerns

18:12 Gov standards & assurance for tech

20:02 CQC regulation around technology

21:05 Learning & development - invest in digital

22:06 Gov centralised data announcement

22:42 Funding flows

23:29 New: AI guidance for social care

24:51 DSPT final figure update!

25:42 Data Use and Access Act

26:28 Windows 11 transition

27:00 Squirrel cyber assailants?

Links:

Michelle Dyson Talk - Transcript-for-the-Institute-for-Gerontology-Annual-Lecture-Kings-College-London.pdf

Digital Inclusion Action Plan - https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/digital-inclusion-action-plan-launched/ Digital Inclusion Action Plan - GOV.UK

Wigan council – AI tool to automate needs assessments: https://www.local.gov.uk/case-studies/wigan-council-quickaction-adult-social-care

• New AI guidance – care providers and NHS England on Ambient Voice Technologies

• • https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/guidance-on-the-use-of-ai-enabled-ambient-scribing-products-in-health-and-care-settings/
• • https://beta.digitisingsocialcare.co.uk/get-help-set-choose-and-use-technology/ai-adult-social-care

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