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This week’s HLINks provides a comprehensive round-up of the latest Housing LIN news, views, resources and events and takes a look at other items that caught our interest, including Inside Housing's article titled 'Landlords must make decisions with tenants, not just involve them' and Irwin Mitchell's new report, 'Unlocking Potential for Seniors Housing Development: Meeting the need for an ageing population'.

It’s #RuralHousingWeek and the Housing LIN would like to draw your attention to a range of useful resources that address the challenges facing housing in rural communities, including an Inquiry report that made several 'rural proofing' recommendations to increase the quality, supply, and range of more appropriate age-friendly housing.

We are delighted to announce the successful ‘Co-Production and Engagement’ and ‘Evaluation and Shared Learning’ partners for ‘TAPPI2: from Principles to Implementation’, led by the Housing LIN in partnership with TEC Services Association and funded by The Dunhill Medical Trust.

This week’s HLINks provides a comprehensive round-up of the latest Housing LIN news, views, resources and events and takes a look at other items that caught our interest, including the Department for Health's plan for digital health and social care and the implementation of new Integrated Care Systems. 

The Health and Care Act 2022 has now completed the parliamentary process and has received Royal Assent. This is an important step on the journey towards establishing ICSs, moving them onto a statutory footing with the establishment of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and Integrated Care Partnerships (ICPs).

Published by The Department of Health and Social Care, the plan for digital health and social care sets out a vision for a digitally enabled health and social care system and how we can achieve it – it collates existing digital strategies, plans and guidance into one single action plan.

The Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network (LDAHN) and the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN) are working together to undertake research about supported housing for people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people in England.

Telford & Wrekin Council, the unitary authority in Shropshire, was named Local Authority of the Year at this year’s MJ Achievement Awards.

This week’s HLINks provides a comprehensive round-up of the latest Housing LIN news, views, resources and events and takes a look at other items that caught our interest, including CaCHE's briefing on how to combine action on housing retrofit with tackling health inequalities and Golden Lane Housing's new three-year plan, coproduced with tenants.

Manchester City Council will begin the process to bring a new housing provider with extra care experience on board to deliver the new LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care housing project in Whalley Range, south Manchester.