Safeguarding Adults Week 2025: Prevention – Act Before Abuse
Safeguarding Adults Week runs from 17th –21st November 2025, led by the Ann Craft Trust. This national initiative raises awareness of adult safeguarding and encourages organisations and individuals across the UK to share knowledge, improve practice, and help build safer communities. Why Prevention Matters This year’s theme, “Prevention: Act Before Abuse”, shifts the focus [...]
Community Engagement in North East Lincolnshire
Focus in the Community Focus is having a particularly busy month, and we couldn’t be more excited about it! It’s been fantastic to meet so many local residents, hear your stories, and answer your questions about adult social care. We’re not done yet. There’s still plenty more planned for the [...]
Focus Independent Adult Social Care is officially recognised as a Foster Friendly Business in North East Lincolnshire
We are proud to announce that Focus Independent Adult Social Care has now been officially recognised as a Foster Friendly Business. This reflects our long-standing commitment to creating an inclusive, supportive local community where fostering families and carers are valued, understood, and helped to thrive. Fostering in North East [...]
Focus Independent Adult Social Work: The Home of North East Lincolnshire Social Work Academy
Meet the Social Work Academy Team (in order: Christina, Katherine, Sarah, Steph and Candice) The home of adult social work education and professional development in North East Lincolnshire. We’re a group of committed, experienced social workers who love what we do and care about helping you succeed. Each of us [...]
Carer Workshop Summary and Action Plan
Earlier this year Focus held a workshop to hear the views of unpaid carers and the local services that support them. We also sought the views other carers who could not attend the workshop via email and telephone. Since then, we have been hard at work. We have made some [...]
Focus on Carers – Carers Rights Day 2024
This year, Carers Rights Day is on Thursday 21 November 2024 – and this year’s theme is aimed at arming carers with the information they need to recognise their rights. But, for a carer to recognise they have rights, they must first understand that they are a carer. What does [...]
World Social Work Day 2024
Focus Independent Adult Social Work commemorated World Social Work Day by hosting an event that celebrated North East Lincolnshire’s history, heritage and community. We enjoyed a talk from a local historian, Emma Lingard, that focused on the fishing heritage of the region and the social and economic effects that [...]
Why You Should Choose an Apprenticeship in Social Care
Are you someone who cares about others? Do you want to work in your local community and help support individuals and their families to achieve the best possible outcomes in their lives? Then an apprenticeship in social care may just be for you. But, why choose Social Care? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWtUUXZ1k_M [...]
