
Innovation in children’s social care
02/17/22 • 28 min
In this episode we speak to Dr. Carol Homden, Chief Executive of Coram, a group of specialist children’s charities based in the UK that reaches 2.5 million children, families, and professionals each year. Discover how her organizations are leading an effort to work with providers of services that support vulnerable children and young people, as well as with private sector experts, to create, test, and scale new solutions to challenges using innovative approaches.
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In this episode we speak to Dr. Carol Homden, Chief Executive of Coram, a group of specialist children’s charities based in the UK that reaches 2.5 million children, families, and professionals each year. Discover how her organizations are leading an effort to work with providers of services that support vulnerable children and young people, as well as with private sector experts, to create, test, and scale new solutions to challenges using innovative approaches.
Click here for transcript of this episode.
Olivia Neal [host] | LinkedIn | Twitter
Dr. Carol Homden [guest] | LinkedIn | Twitter
Microsoft Public Sector Center of Expertise
Learn more about Coram Innovation Incubator
Learn more about how Microsoft supports Public Health and Social Services
Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at aka.ms/microsoft/podcasts
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