lnnovating for independence: a win win for health and social care

Panellists:

• Anna Dixon MP, former Chief Executive, Centre for Ageing Better
• Melanie Williams, President, Association of Directors of Adult Social Care
• Kate Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Alzheimer's Society
• Nick Weston, Chief Commercial Officer, Lilli

Re:State was delighted to host a panel event at Labour Party Conference in partnership with Lilli.

Our ageing population is challenging current models of health and care, with increasing demand placing significant strain on both the NHS and local authority adult social care budgets. Yet within this, significant capacity and resource is being wasted in the form of untailored care packages, poor risk detection and delays to hospital discharge. This is also impacting outcomes and reducing user satisfaction. Individuals consistently report wanting to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible, in their own homes.

The potential of technological innovation in models of care is enormous - and low cost. Technology, smartly deployed, offers the opportunity to deliver a double dividend of better outcomes for those needing care and better value for taxpayers. Sensor-enabled monitoring and reporting, for example, can identify early warning signs to enable preventative action, assess real-time need to enable more personalised support packages. Given that demand has long been outstripping capacity within social care, the importance of these innovations cannot be underestimated.

Re:State was delighted to hold this Labour Party Conference panel with Anna Dixon MP, former Chief Executive, Centre for Ageing Better, Melanie Williams, President, ADASS, Kate Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Alzheimer's Society and Nick Weston, Chief Commercial Officer, Lilli, to discuss how the innovative use of tech can boost an individual’s quality of life while at the same time releasing capacity in the health and care sector.