Featuring Chris Minnoch (CEO of Legal Aid Practitioners Group) and Lainey Gough (Director of Operations and Impact at Access Social Care).

This month Kari is joined by Chris Minnoch and Lainey Gough to talk about all things Legal Aid and Community Care.

They cover the current state of the system and the impact this has on those on working in legal aid, legal aid for community care and how this affects Access Social Care clients, and what changes they would like to see as a result of the upcoming Civil Legal Aid Review.

Featuring Lee Peart (Editor in Chief at Caring Times), Teresa Exelby (CPO of Community Integrated Care) and Oonagh Smyth (CEO of Skills for Care).

Happy New Year! This month Kari is joined on the news roundup by Lee Peart from Caring Times - to talk about the latest headlines in social care and what to expect in the coming months. She will also be speaking with Teresa Exelby, Chief People Officer at Community Integrated Care and Oonagh Smyth, CEO at Skills for Care about the social care workforce, focusing on the Unfair to Care report and how we can work to recognise the value of careers in the sector.

Featuring Richard Humphries, Social Care Advisor and author of 'Ending the Social Care Crisis'

Welcome to the State of our Nation. This month Kari is joined by social care advisor and author Richard Humphries to round out the year with a debrief of 2022 and key happenings in the sector.

Featuring Jacky Martel and Kate Whittaker (Access Social Care) and Rachael Dodgson (CEO of Dimensions).

Welcome to the second episode of the State of our Nation. This month Kari is joined by two of Access Social Care's own. Jacky and Kate speak about the vital work they do in the community to provide legal advice to people with social care needs, and explain just how important their role is in light of the social care crisis. She also talks to Rachael Dodgson, CEO of Dimensions about the shocking findings in the Market Oversight report and why the Autumn Statement did not go far enough...

Welcome to the first ever episode of State of our Nation.

This month Kari is joined on the news roundup by BBC Social Affairs Editor, Alison Holt to tugh the latest headlines in social care. She will also be speaking with Edel Harris OBE and Ciara Lawrence, CEO and Engagement Lead at Mencap.