Trust, Timing, and Technology: Understanding User Adoption in Adult Social Care
Adopting new technology is rarely just about the tech itself – it’s about relationships, confidence, and introducing the right support at the right moment.
Pia Barna
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Co-Design Groups – more than a tick-box exercise
In Pia’s blog, discover how co-design groups shaped the Redbridge Care Tech Pilot and why genuine collaboration, not tick-box consultation, is key to creating services that truly meet people’s needs.
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From Planning to Practice: Enhanced Homecare Now Live in Redbridge
In her blog, Pia Barna shares the journey of launching Enhanced Homecare in Redbridge – a practical, person-centred model for preventative care shaped by persistence, partnership, and real-world learning.
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Celebrating Impact: From Kit4Care Pilot to Award-Winning Innovation
In the final chapter of our Kit4Care blog series, we reflect on the impact, learning, and legacy of a pilot that empowered care professionals, improved outcomes — and just won a major award.
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Empowering Care Staff: Training, Recognition & Collaboration in Kit4Care
Pia Barna‘s latest blog focuses on building skills, strengthening relationships, and boosting confidence to transform care through the Kit4Care programme.
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Managing the unpredictability of project management!
Pia shares her journey designing and rolling out the Redbridge “Enhanced Homecare” pilot and the challenges and learnings she experienced along the way.
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How we kept momentum & engagement when project timelines slipped.
Pia Barna & John Bryant’s Kit4Care blog series continues, at a point where project timelines start to slip.
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Health & social care collaboration – the power of co-design to improve patient care
The importance of designing ‘with’ and not ‘for’ people to enable truly effective health & care innovation that meets local need. Read more in Pia’s blog.
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Kit 4 Care – introducing the technology
Pia Barna & John Bryant’s blog series continues, with an insight into the Whzan ‘Blue Box’