Oxford Computer Consultants supply social care finance software to many local authorities. With the impending October 2023 care reforms set to bring about the biggest changes in a generation, our developers are working tirelessly to ensure that our software is ready regardless of how many changes are made in government.

Processing microservices data is a relatively new, but hotly discussed topic in the developer world. In our latest thought leadership piece, we examine the pros and cons of the technological and architectural solutions available and set out our best practice guidance.

To mark National Coding week in schools, some of the more recent joiners in our software team have shared their advice for pupils or students looking to learn programming languages.

We spoke to Claudia who was welcomed into OCC as a software developer intern within the Innovation Delivery team. She has been working on Ami, an online platform that connects those wanting to help in their community with organisations looking for volunteers.

The planned social care reforms are set to bring the biggest changes in a decade to the social care charging landscape, through the introduction of a revised funding threshold and a cap on personal care costs. The workload for local authorities will increase as more service users become eligible for funding.

The planned October 2023 social care reforms are set to bring sweeping changes to the social care funding landscape through the introduction of a revised funding threshold and a care cap. This is the third in a series of articles exploring what the reforms mean and their potential impact. In this article we examine how local authorities can prepare for the changes by implementing digital tools.