Westminster Health Forum policy conference: Next steps for adult social care in England

Post Covid-19 we will undoubtedly need to find various ways to commission and deliver social care.

Now is the time to make rapid progress and bring reformation of our adult social care services. Join the conversation at the Westminster Health Forum presents 'Next steps for adult social care in England' conference, taking place online on:

Date: Wednesday, 16th September 2020.

Time: 9am - 1pm (registration from 8.30am)

This conference will discuss the next steps for adult social care in England.

Key areas for discussion: 

• Challenges facing the adult social care sector including supporting the delivery and integration of services alongside workforce development and retention;
• The sector’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic;
• The future funding of the adult social care system;
• Priorities for adult social care reform, including the next steps for policy; and
• Supporting and developing the social care workforce.

Developments that are relevant to the discussion: 

• Policy - and agreement on the way forward,  with:
  • the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care initiating moves aimed at a cross-party consensus for reforming the adult social care system, and creating a sustainable solution, and
  • the Government indicating that they will then bring forward a plan for social care for the longer term;
• The COVID-19 Pandemic - and the sector’s ongoing response, with the Government outlining its adult social care action plan;
• Funding and staffing - with:
  • launch of an inquiry into social care funding and the workforce shortages by the Health and Social Care Select Committee, currently accepting evidence,
  • the Local Government Association The lives we want to lead - towards change, towards hope report, which identifies a £4bn gap in social care funding by 2025,
  • confirmation that the additional £1bn for adult and children’s social care services announced in the Spending Round 2019 will continue every year of the current Parliament;
  • MHCLG findings that almost half of councils overspend their adult social care budgets, and
  • government planning to consult on a 2% Adult Social Care precept to enable councils to access a further £500m for support in meeting rising demand and stabilise the social care system.

Full-scale of conference

• full, four-hour programme including comfort breaks - you’ll also get a full recording to refer back to 
• information-rich discussion involving key policymakers and stakeholders
• conference materials provided in advance, including speaker biographies
• speakers presenting via webcam, accompanied by slides if they wish, using the Cisco WebEx professional online conference platform (easy for delegates - we’ll provide full details)
• opportunities for live delegate questions and comments with all speakers
• a recording of the addresses, all slides cleared by speakers, and further materials, is made available to all delegates afterwards as a permanent record of the proceedings
• delegates are able to add their own written comments and articles following the conference, to be distributed to all attendees and more widely
• networking too - there will be opportunities for delegates to e-meet and interact - we’ll tell you how!

Please note this is CPD certified

Booking arrangements

Price Per delegate:

Access to Next steps for adult social care in England (plus a permanent record of proceedings) is £190 plus VAT.

Concessionary rate places for small charities, unfunded individuals and those in similar circumstances are £85 plus VAT. Please be sure to apply for this at the time of booking.

To book places, please use the following: online booking form.