Lords Committee to explore innovative care technologies for independent living

The sessions can be followed live on Parliament TV.

Giving evidence at 10:30am on digital technology, housing and housing adaptations for independent living will be:

• Clive Gilbert
  Policy Manager, Policy Connect
• Dr Kate Hamblin
  Research Fellow, Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities (CIRCLE) - University of Sheffield
• Guy Harris
  Director, Accessible PRS

Questions the Committee is likely to ask include:

• What is the scale of the current accessible housing crisis and what should be the priorities to tackle it?
• What role can digital technologies play in enabling accessible housing beyond traditional technologies such as telecare?
• How can local authorities be encouraged to fulfil their market-shaping duties under the Care Act 2014, to develop a healthy smart home technologies market?

Giving evidence at 11.25am on navigation and transitions within the adult social care system and innovative practice to improve the experience of unpaid carers and those who draw on care and support will be:

• Jamie Gault
  Action for Carers
• Sir Robert Francis
  Healthwatch

Questions the Committee is likely to ask include:

• What needs to change to ensure that individuals with care needs receive clear and high-quality advice and information to help them navigate the social care system?
• To what extent could earlier planning for future care needs help people navigate the system efficiently at the point of need? How could this be encouraged?
• What is the role of peer support and peer-led organisations in supporting carers to navigate the adult social care system? How can the work of these organisations be expanded?