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In light of the government establishing the Older People’s Housing Taskforce, Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director at Tunstall Healthcare, considers how technology can be deployed to make all housing solutions work for older people. 

We're delighted to share with you our newest Housing LIN Case Study (No. 169) on accessible and inclusive housing, written in the context of the Enhancing the accessibility, adaptability and usability of Scotland’s homes consultation being conducted by the Scottish Government (closing date 21st December 2023).

We are delighted to announce that TACT – offering market leading range of accredited Trusted Assessor courses available UK-wide – is a new sponsor of the Housing LIN and exclusive sponsor of the Housing LIN’s Inclusive Design webpages.

The Department of Health and Social Care has published a toolkit to support place partnerships to develop their own shared outcomes as a powerful means of bringing organisations together from across the health and social care system and making integrated services a reality. 

Yesterday, we were thrilled to welcome the 3rd cohort of future leaders, filled with inspiration, to the second session of this year's programme sponsored by Inspired Villages Group. The session welcomes guest speakers Maxine Espley MBE, Chief Operating Officer at Green Square Accord, and Professor Roy Sandbach OBE, TAPPI Chair.

Sponsored by St. Monica Trust, the Housing LIN’s South West Leadership Set convened virtually for its second meeting yesterday morning, bring together senior leaders from the commercial, social housing, and charitable sectors, representing various fields such as housing, health, social care, law, real estate, and construction in the region.

The John Morden Centre - designed by Mæ architects for almshouse charity Morden College in South East London - has been named winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023. Described as "architecturally uplifting", the stunning day care and medical facility for older people was added to an existing 17th century Grade One-listed retirement community for 300 senior residents in Blackheath. 

NHS England release two new housing for people with learning disabilities or autism resources, including a Housing Guide on housing rights and choices and a document designed to support mental health hospital-to-home discharge planning for autistic people and people with a learning disability.

The Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN), a leading network connecting housing, health, and social care professionals in the UK, has announced an exciting job opportunity to help shape the future of housing and care for older people and those with care or support needs.

On the 3rd October, the Social Care Institute for Excellence, funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust and in partnership with Socialudo, United St Saviour’s charity and Housing LIN, led a pilot in Southwark, aimed at bringing together a local housing partnership to support local plans for housing for older adults.