TLAP and NCAG will be taking part in sessions on the Casey Commission, the National Adult Safeguarding Board, care equity, the National Care Service, the impact of co-production, and neighbourhood health at NCASC.
Find out more here: ncasc.info/programme/
Find out more here: ncasc.info/programme/
October 26, 2026 at 10:52 AM
TLAP and NCAG will be taking part in sessions on the Casey Commission, the National Adult Safeguarding Board, care equity, the National Care Service, the impact of co-production, and neighbourhood health at NCASC.
Find out more here: ncasc.info/programme/
Find out more here: ncasc.info/programme/
SCIE and TLAP have responded to the CQC's ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2025/26’ report.
Read statements from Gerard Crofton-Martin, Interim Chief Executive at SCIE, and Fiona Flowers, Head of Practice Improvement (Making it Real) at TLAP, on SCIE’s website.
Read statements from Gerard Crofton-Martin, Interim Chief Executive at SCIE, and Fiona Flowers, Head of Practice Improvement (Making it Real) at TLAP, on SCIE’s website.
SCIE and TLAP respond to CQC State of Care report - SCIE
This report is a timely reminder that we do not need to wait for wholesale reform to start building a better social care system.
www.scie.org.uk
October 23, 2026 at 9:21 AM
SCIE and TLAP have responded to the CQC's ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2025/26’ report.
Read statements from Gerard Crofton-Martin, Interim Chief Executive at SCIE, and Fiona Flowers, Head of Practice Improvement (Making it Real) at TLAP, on SCIE’s website.
Read statements from Gerard Crofton-Martin, Interim Chief Executive at SCIE, and Fiona Flowers, Head of Practice Improvement (Making it Real) at TLAP, on SCIE’s website.
TLAP and SCIE have responded to the CQC's ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2025/26’ report, which highlights inequalities in access against a backdrop of rising demand, financial pressures and workforce instability: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/scie-an...
October 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
TLAP and SCIE have responded to the CQC's ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2025/26’ report, which highlights inequalities in access against a backdrop of rising demand, financial pressures and workforce instability: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/scie-an...
In this blog, Fiona Flowers, Head of Practice Improvement, Making it Real, at TLAP, uses insights from ADASS’s Spring Survey to reflect on why surveys should be co-designed alongside a broad range of people: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/blog/buildin...
Building a more inclusive picture of family and friend carers to improve support - Think Local Act Personal
TLAP reflects why surveys should be co-designed alongside a broad range of people to ensure the findings reflect people's lived experience.
thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk
October 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
In this blog, Fiona Flowers, Head of Practice Improvement, Making it Real, at TLAP, uses insights from ADASS’s Spring Survey to reflect on why surveys should be co-designed alongside a broad range of people: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/blog/buildin...
The Centre for Care at the University of Birmingham is set to pilot a new national survey of family and friend carers in England. It has been working with family and friend carers, as well as sector stakeholders, including TLAP, to co-design the refreshed survey.
October 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The Centre for Care at the University of Birmingham is set to pilot a new national survey of family and friend carers in England. It has been working with family and friend carers, as well as sector stakeholders, including TLAP, to co-design the refreshed survey.
TLAP and NCAG colleagues were in Manchester on Wednesday for two events focused on making choice and control a reality for more people.
October 16, 2026 at 9:16 AM
TLAP and NCAG colleagues were in Manchester on Wednesday for two events focused on making choice and control a reality for more people.
Discover how Texas is managing wastewater disposal with new land application permits that ensure environmental safety and sustainability!
Learn more here
#TX #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalSafety #AgriculturalPractices #WaterManagement #TexasLandApplication
Learn more here
#TX #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalSafety #AgriculturalPractices #WaterManagement #TexasLandApplication
TCEQ details technical requirements for Texas land application permits (TLAPs)
TCEQ staff reviewed TLAP permit types, application worksheets, water-balance calculations, required cropping plans and soil analyses, storage options, and the technical review process by geologists and agronomists used to prevent groundwater and surface-water discharges.
citizenportal.ai
October 15, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Discover how Texas is managing wastewater disposal with new land application permits that ensure environmental safety and sustainability!
Learn more here
#TX #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalSafety #AgriculturalPractices #WaterManagement #TexasLandApplication
Learn more here
#TX #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalSafety #AgriculturalPractices #WaterManagement #TexasLandApplication
Today, The King's Fund has published ‘Equal access: a fairer system of social care support for England’, setting out its recommendations on how to reform the social care sector.
Read statements by SCIE and TLAP on SCIE’s website🔗
Read statements by SCIE and TLAP on SCIE’s website🔗
SCIE and TLAP support The King's Fund proposals for a fairer system of social care - SCIE
SCIE responds to The King’s Fund recommendations on how to reform the social care sector.
www.scie.org.uk
October 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Today, The King's Fund has published ‘Equal access: a fairer system of social care support for England’, setting out its recommendations on how to reform the social care sector.
Read statements by SCIE and TLAP on SCIE’s website🔗
Read statements by SCIE and TLAP on SCIE’s website🔗
Today, The King's Fund has published ‘Equal access: a fairer system of social care support for England’, setting out its recommendations on how to reform the social care sector.
Read statements by TLAP and SCIE on our website: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/scie-an...
Read statements by TLAP and SCIE on our website: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/scie-an...
October 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Today, The King's Fund has published ‘Equal access: a fairer system of social care support for England’, setting out its recommendations on how to reform the social care sector.
Read statements by TLAP and SCIE on our website: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/scie-an...
Read statements by TLAP and SCIE on our website: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/scie-an...
Individual Service Funds (ISFs) can be transformational for people who draw on care and support. However, they are not widely available, and the way they are delivered can vary greatly.
TLAP has published a report to support local authorities to develop an offer around ISFs. Download it now.
TLAP has published a report to support local authorities to develop an offer around ISFs. Download it now.
Developing an Individual Service Fund offer: a new report to support local authorities - Think Local Act Personal
Think Local Act Personal have published a new report to support local authorities to develop an offer around Individual Service Funds (ISFs).
thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk
October 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Individual Service Funds (ISFs) can be transformational for people who draw on care and support. However, they are not widely available, and the way they are delivered can vary greatly.
TLAP has published a report to support local authorities to develop an offer around ISFs. Download it now.
TLAP has published a report to support local authorities to develop an offer around ISFs. Download it now.
The #MakingItReal framework helped underpin Nottinghamshire's Big Conversation, bringing people's experiences and priorities into strategic planning for adult social care.
Watch the video below to find out more about what TLAP and NCAG did and why we did it🎞️
Watch the video below to find out more about what TLAP and NCAG did and why we did it🎞️
October 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The #MakingItReal framework helped underpin Nottinghamshire's Big Conversation, bringing people's experiences and priorities into strategic planning for adult social care.
Watch the video below to find out more about what TLAP and NCAG did and why we did it🎞️
Watch the video below to find out more about what TLAP and NCAG did and why we did it🎞️
In this blog, Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE, Associate Director, Policy and Influencing, at TLAP, considers what needs to change to ensure Direct Payments enable real choice and control for people who draw on care and support.
thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/blog/direct-...
thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/blog/direct-...
October 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
In this blog, Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE, Associate Director, Policy and Influencing, at TLAP, considers what needs to change to ensure Direct Payments enable real choice and control for people who draw on care and support.
thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/blog/direct-...
thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/blog/direct-...
When you’ve taken your entire history curriculum and work a gamified Indiana Jones themed storyline around it, pouring over these two brand new releases is like professional development, right?
#IndianaJones #edusky #gamification #tlap
#IndianaJones #edusky #gamification #tlap
September 30, 2026 at 10:41 PM
When you’ve taken your entire history curriculum and work a gamified Indiana Jones themed storyline around it, pouring over these two brand new releases is like professional development, right?
#IndianaJones #edusky #gamification #tlap
#IndianaJones #edusky #gamification #tlap
In this episode of Centre for Care’s Care Matters Podcast, Isaac Samuels OBE, SCIE Trustee and Co-chair of NCAG and the TLAP Board, and Dr Matthew Ford, PhD, Senior Research Analyst at SCIE, join Professor Kate Hamblin to discuss SCIE's latest inequities research.
Click the link to listen🎙️
Click the link to listen🎙️
CARE MATTERS Podcast: Podcast: Co-production with SCIE: embedding lived experience in research and the Care Equity Evidence Hub
Professor Kate Hamblin, Dr Matthew Ford from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and Isaac Samuels OBE discuss why co-production is at the heart of SCIE's recent research and the developme...
centreforcare.ac.uk
September 30, 2026 at 10:52 AM
In this episode of Centre for Care’s Care Matters Podcast, Isaac Samuels OBE, SCIE Trustee and Co-chair of NCAG and the TLAP Board, and Dr Matthew Ford, PhD, Senior Research Analyst at SCIE, join Professor Kate Hamblin to discuss SCIE's latest inequities research.
Click the link to listen🎙️
Click the link to listen🎙️
The King's Fund has today published ‘Direct Payments: Creating the conditions for choice and control’.
TLAP supported this research by convening a reference group of people who draw on care and support, organisations and networks.
Read our statement: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/new-rep...
TLAP supported this research by convening a reference group of people who draw on care and support, organisations and networks.
Read our statement: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/new-rep...
September 25, 2026 at 11:33 AM
The King's Fund has today published ‘Direct Payments: Creating the conditions for choice and control’.
TLAP supported this research by convening a reference group of people who draw on care and support, organisations and networks.
Read our statement: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/new-rep...
TLAP supported this research by convening a reference group of people who draw on care and support, organisations and networks.
Read our statement: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/news/new-rep...
In the latest episode of the Care Matters Podcast, Dr Matthew Ford, Senior Research Analyst at SCIE, and Isaac Samuels OBE, SCIE Trustee and Co-chair of NCAG and the TLAP Board, join Professor Kate Hamblin to discuss SCIE's new care inequities research in depth👉 centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2026...
September 24, 2026 at 8:59 AM
In the latest episode of the Care Matters Podcast, Dr Matthew Ford, Senior Research Analyst at SCIE, and Isaac Samuels OBE, SCIE Trustee and Co-chair of NCAG and the TLAP Board, join Professor Kate Hamblin to discuss SCIE's new care inequities research in depth👉 centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2026...
Every two years, Nottinghamshire County Council holds a Big Conversation, where it asks people who draw on care and support and family carers to discuss their experiences of social care.
TLAP and NCAG have been working with them and Our Voice to deliver the latest Big Conversation.
TLAP and NCAG have been working with them and Our Voice to deliver the latest Big Conversation.
September 22, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Every two years, Nottinghamshire County Council holds a Big Conversation, where it asks people who draw on care and support and family carers to discuss their experiences of social care.
TLAP and NCAG have been working with them and Our Voice to deliver the latest Big Conversation.
TLAP and NCAG have been working with them and Our Voice to deliver the latest Big Conversation.
Our first archaeological dig of the year is underway as we begin our Bones & Stones unit. Students worked in small groups to uncover 3D printed artifacts and record their findings. #edusky #tlap #sstlap #middleschool
September 21, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Our first archaeological dig of the year is underway as we begin our Bones & Stones unit. Students worked in small groups to uncover 3D printed artifacts and record their findings. #edusky #tlap #sstlap #middleschool
the best We got goin for TLAP day is "what if Jimmy Buffett listened to Salty Dog one time"
September 19, 2026 at 3:57 PM
the best We got goin for TLAP day is "what if Jimmy Buffett listened to Salty Dog one time"
Happy TLaP Day!
Pirate Laughing Heartily
Alt: Tim Curry Pirate Laughing Heartily
static.klipy.com
September 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Happy TLaP Day!
Good morning, and happy Caturday, folks.
This morning's NYT STRANDS game featured a TALK LIKE A PIRATE theme.
Most pirates would have followed the Pastafarian faith.
I am limiting my TLAP utterances to ARRR and AVAST.
This morning's NYT STRANDS game featured a TALK LIKE A PIRATE theme.
Most pirates would have followed the Pastafarian faith.
I am limiting my TLAP utterances to ARRR and AVAST.
September 19, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Good morning, and happy Caturday, folks.
This morning's NYT STRANDS game featured a TALK LIKE A PIRATE theme.
Most pirates would have followed the Pastafarian faith.
I am limiting my TLAP utterances to ARRR and AVAST.
This morning's NYT STRANDS game featured a TALK LIKE A PIRATE theme.
Most pirates would have followed the Pastafarian faith.
I am limiting my TLAP utterances to ARRR and AVAST.
It's always a bit of a letdown when TLAP day lands on a weekend. Anyway, I'll buy a license when I can afford it. Besides, they should be grateful — it's free advertising.
September 19, 2026 at 2:23 PM
It's always a bit of a letdown when TLAP day lands on a weekend. Anyway, I'll buy a license when I can afford it. Besides, they should be grateful — it's free advertising.
One thing I miss about Twitter and resent losing is my bookmarks. I had a big thread I RTed every TLAP day called "Why You Talk Like That When You Talk Like a Pirate." It was about Robert Newton and pirate fiction on screen and I really should rewrite it one day.
Treasure Island Long John Silver
Alt: Robert Newton in Treasure Island says "You have the word of Long John Silver".
static.klipy.com
September 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
One thing I miss about Twitter and resent losing is my bookmarks. I had a big thread I RTed every TLAP day called "Why You Talk Like That When You Talk Like a Pirate." It was about Robert Newton and pirate fiction on screen and I really should rewrite it one day.
