The brand new

National Care Conference

29th January 2021

with The National Care Association and Skills for Care

Online

The conference will be delivered online via a conference platform. Delegates will be able to take part in the discussion and interact with their peers.

Delegates will also be provided with the day’s presentations and recording after the event, therefore if you can’t attend the whole day, you can catch up afterwards!

Introducing you the National Care Online Conference 2021

Helping you to deliver the best possible outcomes and secure the future of a vital sector

Taking place in the context of political uncertainty, growing demand for services, acute staffing challenges and increasing funding pressures - the National Care Conference will look at how well equipped the sector is to address these issues, and consider what more can be done to drive future stability and growth.

It’s a conversation that you need to be a part of!

The conference also offers you the chance to network with your peers, and explore new innovations and solutions which could help drive efficiency, growth and sustainability in your setting.

Who needs to attend?

• Residential Care Providers • Domiciliary Care Providers • Senior Carers • Team Leaders • Nurses • Directors • Care Managers • Community Settings • Policy-makers • Regulators • Charities • Suppliers

Confirmed speakers

*** More to be announced soon ***

I am sure you’ll agree that we have secured the expertise of some of the best in the industry - and what's great is there are still more to be announced!

Neil Eastwood

CEO & Founder, Care Friends & Author, Saving Social Care

Neil Eastwood is a UK-based international speaker on frontline social care recruitment and retention and author of the Amazon bestseller ‘Saving Social Care’. Neil has spent many years studying the best workforce practices of social care organisations around the world. Previously he was a director at a10,000-staff care provider and studied at the University of Sheffield and Harvard Business School, USA.

Tom Oxley

Workplace Director, Bamboo Mental Health

Tom Oxley runs Bamboo Mental Health, a specialist consultancy helping workplaces on mental health. Tom set up Bamboo to review workplaces, train people and write mental health strategies. Tom has worked with Cadbury, TFL, Cambridge University, Birketts Solicitors and Ecclesiastical Insurance. His philosophy is that any employer can help any employee - but plans must be meaningful, relevant and reach all levels. In this talk, he'll tell you how he does it, and how you can.

Tim Dallinger

Director of Social Care Consultants Ltd

The expert presenter and author: Tim Dallinger is a Director of Social Care Consultants Ltd, which brings together firsthand experience of owning, managing and working in care settings, with knowledge of best practice and current legislation to offer a range of services to care setting operators, their managers and staff team. You can find out more information here: www.socialcareconsultants.co.uk

Andy Tilden

Interim CEO of Skills for Care

As Interim CEO of Skills for Care. Andy’s substantive Directorrole covers leadership and management, learning qualifications andapprenticeships, employer engagement, area teams and oversight ofAffina OD. He has been a residential care worker, a trainer andmanager in the NHS and a qualified social worker. Before hejoined Skills for Care he helped set up and run a charitydelivering qualifications, learning and development to thecare sector.

The industry has been crying out for an event like this - I can't wait

Registered Care Manager

Thank you for getting in touch about The National Care Conference - I hope to learn lots and network!

Domicilliary nurse and subscriber to Expert Care Manager Magazine

Event Agenda

09:00-09.25

Networking

09:25-09.30

Chairperson's welcome

Tim Dallinger: Consultant and Trainer

09:30-10.00

The National Picture for Adult Social Care in the UK

• Exploring the impact of media and public scrutiny
• Assessing increasing funding challenges and demands for services
• What does integrated care really means for the sector?

Speaker:

Tim Dallinger: Consultant and Trainer

10.30-11.00

Break and networking

11:00-11.45

Assessing the legal and regulatory landscape and its impact on providers

• The impact of the Coronavirus Act
• Changes to CQC policy and processes
• How have inspections changed?
• MCA and LPS – where are we now?

Speaker:

Senior representative, LA Law

11:45-13.00

Boosting recruitment and retention in the care workforce

Speakers:

Andy Tilden: CEO, Skills for Care

Neil Eastwood: CEO & Founder, Care Friends & Author, Saving Social Care

• How has the pandemic effected recruitment?
• What more can be done to raise the profile of care work?
• Attracting a new generation of dedicated care staff
• The role of referral apps in finding high quality staff

13:00-14.00

Break and networking

14.00-15.00

Supporting your staff’s mental health and wellbeing

• Exploring the long-term impact of the pandemic
• Managing bereavement and grief
• Understanding anxiety, stress and burnout
• Putting in place effective support structures
• Building networks and partnerships with mental health professionals

Speaker:

Tom Oxley, Workplace Director, Bamboo Mental Health

15:00-15.15

Break and networking

15.15-16.00

Using technology to deliver an efficient, effective and outstanding care service

• What are the key challenges and opportunities
• What are the key barriers to implementing digitally-enable care?
• How can technology support new models of care and improve efficiency?
• How are new generations' expectations evolving around the use of, and access to, technology?

16.00

End of conference

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