THIS WEEK’S RADAR🎯

• LGA Drinks Reception: Join us July 1st to discuss GenAI’s role in public service innovation.

• NHS Update: Faster diagnostics, new vaccine rollout—but mental health waitlists persist.

• SEND Reform: Labour proposes mainstream inclusion to ease costs and improve outcomes.

• London Workforce Strain: Visa cuts deepen care shortages, risking unpaid labour burden

• EHCP Breakthrough: Stoke Council hits >83% on-time EHCPs using Agilisys EHCP tool.

Attending LGA? You're Invited: UK GovTech Drinks Reception​

📅 Tuesday 1st July​

🕕 6:00 – 7:00 PM​

📍LGA Conference, Liverpool​

Are you attending Local Government Association Conference in Liverpool? ​

Join us for a drinks reception hosted by UK GovTech to explore and celebrate the growing role of Generative AI in Children’s and Adults' Services.​

This reception will bring together leaders from local government to share knowledge, reflect on the accomplishments of pioneering councils, and connect over the opportunities GenAI presents for public service delivery.​

Come and enjoy drinks and nibbles, meet peers driving innovation, and help shape the future of AI in social care.​

HEALTHCARE SECTOR UPDATES

NHS Implements Key Developments in Capital, Mental Health, and Diagnostics Policy

NHS initiatives include capital allocation increases for high-performing trusts, a new brain tumour test reducing diagnosis time to two hours, and the introduction of the world’s first NHS gonorrhoea vaccination programme. Research suggests cutting mental health wait times would save £1 billion annually, yet current plans neglect these lists. These developments urge system leaders to address operational gaps with urgency.

EDUCATION REFORM

Labour Proposes Mainstream School Reforms For Special Educational Needs Inclusion

Labour proposes reforms to the special educational needs system by increasing inclusion in mainstream schools, addressing both rising absenteeism and unsustainable costs—currently at £12 billion annually. These changes respond to widespread concerns over poor behaviour, strained resources, and mounting pressure on local authorities. Immediate action is essential to prevent further deterioration of educational outcomes for all pupils.

WORKFORCE SHORTAGE

London Care Sector Faces Severe Shortages Amid Care Worker Visa Reductions

London’s social care sector faces a mounting crisis, as new data projects nearly one million care roles will require filling by 2030, yet recent care worker visa cuts are sharply reducing overseas recruitment. Providers, already straining under workforce shortages, warn that unmet demand will force more working-age adults—primarily women—into unpaid care, with the economic value of their labour predicted to hit £149 billion annually by 2030. Urgent, pragmatic policy adjustments are required to avert increasing hardship for vulnerable families and sustain care provision.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Some Absolutely Fantastic News Out of Stoke City Council

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is leading the way by using Agilisys’s EHCP tool to transform how EHCPs are drafted! ​

Faced with growing demand, the council had struggled to meet the national target of issuing 60% of EHCPs within 20 weeks – hitting just 43% in 2023–24. But thanks to a new AI tool that helps case workers quickly extract and structure information from reports, that figure has now jumped to 83% in April this year.​

This is the future of EHCP Drafting – get your council involved now and experience the transformative impact just like Stoke has! ​Be sure to reach out to grab one of the last free trial spots!

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