Event Alert: A new future for social care? The King’s Fund, London

By Iain MacDonald3rd June 2016Reports & ResourcesCare Standards, Commissioning, Conference, Event, Leadership, Social Care

The King’s Fund have announced details of an event for social care leaders, policy-makers, commissioners, and providers to explore how the sector can respond positively to the challenges now and in the future.

‘A New Future For Social Care? – Good practice approaches to meeting care and support needs’, will explore whether social care can continue to work within a financially challenging environment, face unprecedented levels of scrutiny and work with an agenda that promotes choices and personalised care.

The conference will take place on July 12 at the The King’s Fund and plenary speakers will inlcude:

Richard Humphries – Assistant Director of Policy, The King’s Fund
Harold Bodmer – Director of Community Services, Norfolk County Council and Vice President, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP – Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Norfolk
Dr Sarah Wollaston MP – Chair, Health Select Committee, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Totnes
Liz Kendall MP – Labour Member of Parliament for Leicester West
Andrea Sutcliffe – Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Care Quality Commission
Sarah Pickup – Deputy Chief Executive, Local Government Association
Alex Fox – Chief Executive Officer, Shared Lives Plus
Tina Coldham – Expert by Experience, Trustee, The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), and Chair, (SCIE) Co-production Network
Professor John Bolton – Independent Consultant
Kate Barker – Chair, Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England
Vic Rayner – Chair, Fairness Commission.

Jos de Blok, Founder and CEO, Buurtzorg Nederland, will give the closing keynote address. Following Jos’ presentation you’ll have the opportunity to explore whether the Buurtzorg model of better care for lower cost could work in England.

Event topics

The sustainability of social care services

The King’s Fund are currently undertaking a joint research project with the Nuffield Trust exploring the pressures facing care services and their implications. The findings from this research will be showcased with evidence shared on the relationship between changes in spending, how this feeds through to the quality and quantity of services, and the impact on the health and wellbeing of people who use them.

Debating the future of social care funding

Debate on the funding model and policy levers needed to secure a sustainable future for social care with members of parliament and leading social care figures.