Professor Catherine Needham and Dr. Emily Burn (Centre for Care, University of Birmingham) update us on the progress so far in their cross-cutting research theme at the Centre for Care, which looks at what makes social care a complex, adaptive ecosystem and how understanding this help improve care outcomes for all.

They reflect on their previous research with the Local Government Information Unit on Scotland’s proposed National Care Service, we get an overview on what a Care Ecosystem is, and we hear about future plans for the research theme as they continue to "watch the ripples" with our other teams.

The images discussed in this episode of a 'Flourishing Care Ecosystem' can be found on the 'Care as a Complex, Adaptive Ecosystem' research theme page here: https://centreforcare.ac.uk/topics/care-as-a-complex-adaptive-ecosystem/

Read about Catherine and Emily's work with the Local Government Information Unit here: https://centreforcare.ac.uk/commentary/2025/01/developing-a-national-care-service/

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Learn more about our research on the Centre for Care website here: https://centreforcare.ac.uk/

The CARE MATTERS Podcast is produced by Dan Williamson at the Centre for Care and CIRCLE.

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