Last week the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, set out his commitment to reform adult social care and deliver a National Care Service.
Policy session: Market shaping – best practice and new ideas Wednesday 2 November, 12.30 – 1.15 Charter 2 ADASS National Policy Lead for Market Development and Commissioning, Bev Maybury joins our panel to remind us that the Care Act places …
Policy session: Improving the mental health and wellbeing of looked after and adopted children, young people and care leavers Wednesday 2 November, 3.45 – 4.45pm, Charter 2 Former Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) President Alison O’Sullivan joins psychiatric …
Policy session: New National Carers Strategy - realising the spirit of the Care Act and the Children and Families Act for carers and their families Friday 4 November, 9.00 - 10.00 am, Charter 4 Gail Scott-Spicer, Chief Executive of the …
Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults and Carers UK Meet and greet: Thursday 3 November, 12.15 – 1.15pm, DH Lounge (E30) Carers UK is delighted to team up with Lyn Romeo to explore our shared goal with you of …
Meet and greet: Wednesday 2 November, 1.15 – 2.15pm, DH Lounge (E30) Members of the Better Care Support team (BCST) will be attending this year’s National Children and Adults Services Conference (NCAS) on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd November. Rosie …
10th October 2016 saw the start of the second 7 days of action campaign week - telling the web of stories of families who have a family member in an ATU who they want to get home,
Meet and greet: Thursday 3 November, 3.15 – 3.45pm, DH Lounge (E30) Rob Mitchell and Mark Harvey are the current co-chairs of the National Adult Principal Social Worker Network. The network acts as one of the key organisations for the development …
Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults and Carers UK Meet and greet: Thursday 3 November, 12.15 – 1.15pm, DH Lounge (E30) 'Carers UK is delighted to team up with Lyn Romeo to explore our shared goal with delegates of …
We really love Manchester – and we’d say that even if the Department of Health wasn’t presenting at NCAS this year! And we love the venue too – the Manchester Central Convention Complex, formerly the city’s main railway terminus, now …
The National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCAS 2016) will be making a welcome return to the northern, policy powerhouse that is Manchester! And, as is now traditional, the Social Care News blog will be covering all three days of the …