Category: Blog

Thought leadership: Connection and collaboration are key

Team work together in collaboration

Working collaboratively, rather than confrontationally By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ One of the central tenets of Unique IQ’s vision for home care technology is collaboration. We believe that as technology providers we have a duty to work collaboratively, rather than confrontationally, in the pursuit of supporting care organisations to deliver outstanding,… Read more »

My Learning Cloud & Unique IQ announce new partnership

New partnership announced between My Learning Cloud and Unique IQ

Home care technology providers Unique IQ and My Learning Cloud have announced an exciting new partnership. The new collaboration will enable care organisations to fully digitise their learning and development. My Learning Cloud’s Learning Management System will connect with Unique IQ’s scheduling and staff management tool, IQ:careplanner, to offer seamless management and monitoring of a… Read more »

Embracing Digital: Covid-19 a catalyst for lasting change?

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How the pandemic changed our attitude to digital technology At the start of 2020, a research team from Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation set out to investigate the challenges health and human services (HHS) organisations face in implementing digital and data solutions. Little did they know that the world was about to… Read more »

Outstanding home care

Outstanding CQC guide front cover

Meeting the CQC’s quality statements with care management software *Newly updated for 2022* 95% of home care organisations using Unique IQ’s care management software are rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). And as the CQC drives forward with its ambitious new strategy – centred around smarter regulation – technology is playing… Read more »

Unique IQ makes product of the year lists

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Unique IQ’s workforce management software has been featured in a number of ‘product of the year’ lists, some welcome news following the very challenging year that was 2020. Home Care Solutions of the Year 2020 Unique IQ was chosen as one of the featured suppliers in Home Care Insight’s series on ‘Home Care Solutions of… Read more »

Thought leadership: We move forward with hope

We move forward in hope

A rollercoaster year for care By David Lynes, CEO and Founder of Unique IQ Typically, it’s at this moment in the year when we start to reflect on the months past and look forward to what’s to come. And as I started to reflect on 2020, I felt overwhelming relief that we’ve got through the… Read more »

Adapting to a new ‘normal’: the cleaning sector in 2021

Illustration of male cleaner with office workers

2020 has not been an easy year for anyone. We’ve all had to change and adapt to a ‘new normal’. And as 2021 arrives, it certainly looks like ‘uncertainty’ will be a part of our lives for a little while longer. But through the adversity, there’s been strength and innovation. And we’ve seen the perseverance… Read more »

Most read on the blog 2020

2020

What did you read most in 2020? 2020 didn’t turn out how any of us expected. As the strangest of years comes to a close, we take a look back at the topics you were most interested in. Surprisingly, they weren’t all about the pandemic. 1. The key strengths of a lone worker Many of the… Read more »

2020: the year the domiciliary care sector changed forever

A domiciliary care worker helps a client

2020 has been a big year of change for the care sector. Not only has Covid-19 challenged the way providers and carers work, but we’ve also seen huge developments in policy, reform and the adoption of technology throughout the sector. Care Quality Commission – State of Care Report Covid-19 was at the centre of this… Read more »