NCAS 2015: Better Care Fund Support Team head for the DH Lounge
In recent years, the Department of Health Lounge at NCAS has become a popular destination for delegates – a place to network, catch a breath (or a coffee!) between plenaries, but also find out more about the big policy issues …
NCAS 2015: Social work and the challenges facing NCAS delegates
"Delegates attending our Chief Social Workers Lyn Romeo and Isabelle Trowler’s Wednesday plenary session (14 Oct, 11.20am) will gain an understanding of their vision for confident social work practice - any time, any place", believes Brendan Clifford, Dudley Council's Chief …
NCAS 2015: Community led social work devolves choice, control and power
Three years ago People2People embarked on a journey to change the way adult social work is delivered in Shropshire. Looking ahead to their participation in this year's conference Jenny Pits, programme lead for community led social work, explains how operating …
NCAS 2015: LGA's hopes for the conference and the Spending Review
"The first NCAS conference since the General Election looks set to be packed with discussion and debate around many of the important changes and opportunities coming to the adult and children’s social care sectors," says Izzi Seccombe, Councillor and Chair …
NCAS 2015: DH schedule at a glance
There’s never been a dull moment at NCAS for the Department of Health – and this year will be no different! Frankly, we wouldn’t have it any other way. Across the three days, we’re fielding seven main conference sessions, two …
Holistic approach to person centred care launches online
New guidance to support integrated and person-centred care for people with health and social care needs has just been launched reveals TLAP's Programme Director Dr Sam Bennett. Personalised care and support planning (PC&SP) is part of a different relationship being …
NCAS 2015: Bournemouth beckons
The National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCAS 2015) is soon upon us. As ever, the Social Care News Blog, in tandem with Department of Health (DH) colleagues across our directorate, will be delivering coverage of this landmark care and …
NICE seeking your views on social care hot topics
NICE have a consultation underway seeking views from the sector on a list of proposed topics, with an encouragement to suggest new ones too. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 sets out a responsibility for the National Institute for …
Digital skills boost the power of community
For those of us who use digital tools and services regularly it is easy to forget that it is a skill. However if you’ve ever helped a relative set up their tablet or coached a grandparent through a skype call …
Head start for careers in mental health social work
Efforts to improve the quality and range of mental health services – and those providing them – are being made on multiple fronts, not just the purely clinical. It is gratifying therefore to see a new fast track route into …