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This website has been designed to provide NCF members, and visitors, with information about the National Care Forum and our activities. It also has information on our member organisations and details of how you can join us and become involved in our work.

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NCF 5th Annual Conference

Striving For Better Outcomes

NCF Annual Conference - Striving for better outcomes

NCF's 5th Annual Conference
14-15 May 2008
Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, Warwickshire

Supported by:

Capita CARE
Castleoak
Eclipse Nursecall Systems
Lloyds

Outline Programme

Delegate Registration Form

Request further information here

IAHSA 08 VIENNA

IAHSA 08 Vienna

Our Future: Quality Ageing Services
IAHSAs Second European Conference
22-23 May 2008
Vienna, Austria

Join leaders from IAHSAs Global Ageing Network for a two-day programme devoted to sustaining, enhancing and expanding quality ageing services.

More information on-line at www.iahsa.net/vienna

National Care Forum supports
the Learning Disability Coalition

Supporter of the Learning Disability Coalition

Statement of Best Practice

Statement of Best Practice

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Recent News

Social workers key to personalisation says GSCC
9 May 2008
Social workers key to success of personalised care Social workers will play a crucial role in implementing personalised services for people who...Read Full Article

DoH announces adult autism strategy
9 May 2008
Department of Health announces Adult Autism Srategy - Research will look at numbers of adults with autism and transitions challenges for young...Read Full Article

’Star ratings don’t add up’ - R&RA
8 May 2008
‘Star ratings don’t add up’ says national care home charity The Relatives & Residents Association continues to be concerned at the price being...Read Full Article

Counsel and Care welcomes star ratings
8 May 2008
NEW STAR RATINGS WILL HELP CARE CHOICES Counsel and Care welcomes the publication by the Commission for Social Care Inspection of their star ratings...Read Full Article

Events and Publications
of Interest to Members

Sector Qualifications Strategy (SQS) 'Developing the workforce of the future' Bulletin 1
This Skills for Care information bulletin provides an overview of the Sector Qualification Strategy (SQS).

View full bulletin here

Commissioning Framework for Health and Wellbeing
This framework builds on the whitepaper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say to outline the actions necessary to improve commissioning

View here

Real Choice, Real Voice: Older People in Control
This is the latest publication from Counsel and Care which looks at how care services can be reshaped to deliver health and social care reforms

View here

No Excuses
Embrace partnership now. Step towards change!
Report of the Third Sector Commissioning Task Force.

For full report click here

NCF Annual Review 2005-06
This year's Annual Review is now available for download.

Request a copy or view here

The State of Social Care in England 2005-2006
The second annual report from the Commission for Social Care Inspection

To download the full report or a summary version click here.

Resource Pack for Employers
The Department of Health is leading a high profile campaign from March 2007 to positively promote the advantages of a social care career.
With vacancy rates currently at 11%, we're keen to use this opportunity to support local employers' efforts to recruit staff.
The purpose of this pack is to provide you with a range of information and tools linked to the national campaign, which we encourage you to use locally.

Download full pack here

Social Care Bulletin Issue 6
Articles covered:
  money to help people control the services they use
  online toolkit for LAs
  update on the Green Paper
  POPPs updates
  social care workforce strategy
  update on Local Area Agreements
  housing and older people strategy
  New Deal for Carers update
  mental healthcare for BME groups
  National Dementia Strategy
  update on LINks
  Annual State of Social Care report
  No Secrets review.

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The quantity and quality of work based NVQ assessment in health and social care
A report from ACTAN

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NCF Personnel Statistics 2007
A survey of NCF member organisations.

Download here

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