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New Housing LIN guest blog by Future Leader Programme speaker

Caroline Bernard, Head of Influence at Respect, was approached to participate in the Housing LIN's Future Leaders programme by CEO, Jeremy Porteus. In this new Housing LIN guest blog, Caroline reflects on what leadership means to her.

Housing LIN HAPPI Hour webinars return in April!

Following our highly successful virtual Summit - A festival of Ideas, we are pleased to announce a new season of HAPPI Hour sessions commences on Tuesday, 18 April.

Sign up to four initial sessions and look out for others planned this May - July.

• Tuesday, 18/04/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm Reimagining Care: the Church of England Commission’s Vision
   
• Tuesday, 25/04/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm How can supported housing providers help the NHS with some of its greatest challenges?
   
• Tuesday, 16/05/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm Building better and beautiful: Place-shaping to regenerate homes and communities
   
• Tuesday, 23/05/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm Shared Ownership for our Ageing Population (SO HAPPI)

TAPPI Cast

Our weekly update on the Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation' (TAPPI) project which aims to improve the way technology is used in housing and care for older people.

This week, we draw attention to our partner TSA's ITEC23 conference being held over two days from 27th March in Birmingham. The programme includes two TAPPI related sessions on day 1. Find out more and how you can claim your free HLIN member ticket in this TAPPI cast!

In addition, you'll also find an update on our TAPPI testbeds, a collection of new relevant publications and forthcoming events of interest.

Sector News and Announcements

Research into the supported housing sector’s impact on homelessness prevention, health and wellbeing

The National Housing Federation, in partnership with the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York, commissioned this research into how supported housing specifically impacts homelessness, health and wellbeing.

This included a further understand of the challenges that it faces and the ways in which it supports and interacts with the NHS, social care, the justice system and other public services.

Using integrated care to live happier, healthier lives: What do service providers need to know?

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and the greater adoption of technology, will provide significant direction on how to use information in the right way to help our population live happier and healthier lives. As a nation we are living longer and we need to use information to make better informed choices.

Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director at Tunstall Healthcare discusses why joining up on health, housing and social care services is so crucial. 

Have you experienced loneliness since age 65?

Researchers at King’s College London are developing technology that intends to measure when someone is lonely and make sure people get support at the right time.

To better understand the important design considerations they are looking for participants to collaboratively design such a technology in a workshop.

For more information, please contact DELONELINESS@KCL.AC.UK

Beyond 2025 – take part in this care technology in housing survey

In association with Tunstall Healthcare, the leading provider of care technology, we are pleased to promote this period of consultation to map the future of digitally enabled care services in the housing space and better understand the needs for digitally enabled care services in housing environment beyond the digital communications switchover in December 2025. Please take part by Monday, 27 March.

Housing LIN Team Member Segment

Sally Taylor-Ridgway, digital communications, marketing and events officer, shares...

"Last week, my colleague Lois Beech, Senior Research Officer at Housing LIN, joined Cornwall Council to tour around Harbour Housing's Cosgarne Hall and Little Cosgarne properties to learn more about their model and innovative supported accommodation sites in Cornwall.

You may also be interested in a number of dedicated Housing LIN resources from our South West region as well as a selection of other relevant regional documents on housing and care matters, found here."

Events

Watch, Listen & Learn

This week we were delighted to annouce our HAPPI Hour webinars are returning in from April. Sign up to four initial sessions and look out for others planned this May - July.

• Tuesday, 18/04/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm Reimagining Care: the Church of England Commission’s Vision
   
• Tuesday, 25/04/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm How can supported housing providers help the NHS with some of its greatest challenges?
   
• Tuesday, 16/05/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm Building better and beautiful: Place-shaping to regenerate homes and communities
   
• Tuesday, 23/05/2023 4:00pm - 5:15pm Shared Ownership for our Ageing Population (SO HAPPI)

In recognition of the success of our HAPPI Hour sessions, we are delighted that the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, have come on board as a sponsor of our online events.

Events supported by the Housing LIN

• The TEC Services Association's ITEC conference on Monday, 27 March to Tuesday, 28 March (50 free places are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis to Housing LIN members)
   
• Property Week Later Living conference - Unlocking the potential of the later living market on Thursday, 22 June
   
• The Dunhill Medical Trust's 2023 Annual Lectures event on Thursday, 30 March

Next week

Next week, look out for a guest blog by long-time friend of the Housing LIN, University of Kent's Dr Robin Darton, in which he shares his research evidence on the benefit of extra care housing.

In addition, we will also featuring another blog by Accenture on their UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge project.