Care show preview
Navigating change for a stronger future
As adult social care adapts to a rapidly changing political, financial and operational landscape,Molly Benson explores the key themes shaping this year’s Care Show Birmingham at the NEC on 7-8 October.
If the past few months have shown anything, it is that adult social care is no longer operating in the background of national conversation. From the re-invigoration of Baroness Casey’s independent commission to ongoing discussions around workforce reform, immigration, commissioning and regulation, the sector is potentially facing a period of unprecedented change. At the same time, those changes are
arriving amid familiar pressures. Rising costs, increasingly complex care needs, regulatory uncertainty and challenging public perception continue to test providers across every part of the sector. This year’s Care Show Birmingham
has therefore been built around a simple but timely theme: navigating change for a stronger future. Returning to the NEC on 7–8 October, the
UK’s leading multi-award-winning social care event will once again bring together more than 4,500 care professionals and over
300 suppliers, creating two days dedicated to practical learning, meaningful discussion and invaluable networking. The programme is designed to do more
than just reflect the challenges of the sector. It aims to help providers understand what change means in practice, hear directly from those influencing policy and regulation, and leave with practical ideas they can implement within their own organisations. Developed alongside Care Show
Birmingham’s Advisory Board and informed by extensive research conversations with providers, sector leaders and frontline professionals, this year’s conference has been shaped around five themes that consistently emerged as the sector’s biggest priorities: future reform, workforce sustainability, funding pressures, compliance and regulation, and technological transformation. The programme has been designed to explore the practical solutions, shared experiences
and new approaches that providers can take back into their own organisations. Across seven conference theatres, visitors
will hear from policymakers, regulators, providers, academics and experts by experience, each offering practical insight into the realities of delivering high- quality care in an increasingly complex environment. With the government placing renewed
focus on adult social care reform, the Casey Commission underway, and providers preparing for significant policy changes, the Keynote Theatre will tackle the biggest conversations shaping the future of the sector. Sessions will explore neighbourhood health models, the future of homecare, CQC priorities, regulation and the changing relationship between health and social care, helping delegates understand not only what is changing, but what those changes are likely to mean in practice. Workforce challenges continue to
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