This week's HLINks: 17 - 21 January 2022

Welcome to #Jeremytalks (opens new window) and my must-read weekly bulletin, HLINks (opens new window), week-ending Friday, 21 January 2022.

This week, we were delighted to publish a new Housing LIN guest blog by Dr Sophie Yarker from University of Manchester's Urban Ageing Research Group in which she highlighted the key aspects of her recent book ‘Creating Spaces for an ageing Society, the Role of Critical Social Infrastructure (opens new window)'. Hear Sophie expand on these at one of our upcoming HAPPI Hours, Social Prescribing: it’s a better prescription on Tuesday, 8 February.

The first HAPPI Hour session of 2022 is in partnership with Thirteen Group and explores the development and implementation of their Living Well corporate strategy. Register to attend this virtual session here. 

Also next week, watch out for the publication of the University of Bristol's DICE Project policy report, 'Inclusive Neighbourhoods - promoting social inclusion in housing with care and support', and the accompanying learning resource pack, to be hosted on a dedicated microsite on our website. You can still register to attend the online launch event.

Other news that caught my interest, included:

• New APPG on Dementia Inquiry into what people affected by dementia want and need from a social care workforce
• The Open University (OU) conduct a survey of people involved in commissioning, designing and delivering palliative and end-of-life care services.
• Research into Practice Ageing well podcast (opens new window)

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If you would like to talk to us about any matters highlighted in this week’s issue, share learning about your work and/or discuss how you can engage our highly regarded consultancy services (opens new window) to support you, email  ‘Jeremy talks’ at: info@housinglin.org.uk (opens new window)

Stay connected and, above all, remain safe.

Jeremy