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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 Annual Conference

22 - 23 May 2012, Hilton Reading Hotel
Shifting Boundaries: integrating social care, health and housing

David Behan

Speakers:

  • David Behan CBE, Director General, Department of Health
  • Professor Steve Field CBE, Chairman, NHS Future Forum
  • Richard Humphries, Kings Fund
  • Dame Jo Williams, Chair, Care Quality Commission
  • Liz Kendall MP, Shadow Minister for Care of Older People

To reserve a place, email rose.goodman@nationalcareforum.org.uk

My Home Life launches The Big Care Home Conversation

My Home Life
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What do we know about loneliness?

What do we know about loneliness

PM Challenge on dementia, March 2012

PM Challenge on dementia
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Services Provider's Checklist

Quality First

The Services Provider's Checklist can be downloaded from the Quality First section - under the Forum tab - Committee section or clicking here

NCF launches ‘Quality First’ Framework

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National Care Forum supports
the Learning Disability Coalition

Supporter of the Learning Disability Coalition

Recent News

State-funded elderly care declining, Labour figures suggest
16 May 2012
State-funded elderly care declining, Labour figures suggestBy Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News The number of elderly people in England...Read Full Article

Surveys show high value of apprentices
16 May 2012
Surveys show high value of apprenticesA new report shows that Britain’s apprentices are getting promoted, improving their confidence and taking on...Read Full Article

Concern as government ’disbands’ safeguarding advisory body
16 May 2012
Concern as government 'disbands' safeguarding advisory bodyMithran Samuel, Community CareThe Department of Health risks losing out on vital sector...Read Full Article

Health Secretary addresses RCN Congress
15 May 2012
Health Secretary addresses RCN Congress Health Secretary Andrew Lansley defended the Government’s management of the NHS as he addressed members...Read Full Article

Brits paying the price for refusal to talk about dying
14 May 2012
BRITS PAYING PRICE FOR REFUSAL TO TALK ABOUT DYING People in Britain could risk missing out on having their end of life wishes met and leaving a mess...Read Full Article

Radical reform of care funding proposed
14 May 2012
RADICAL REFORM OF CARE FUNDING PROPOSED AS GOVERNMENT FACES ‘THE CARE CRUNCH’ Care for our ageing population should be funded through taxation in a...Read Full Article

Events and Publications
of Interest to Members

PM Challange on dementia, March 2012
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Health care in care homes
Key findings of CQC report
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WorldSkills UK Caring Competitions
Deadline for entries is 15 March 2012
For more information see flyer or worldskillsuk.apprenticeships.org.uk

Latest Thinking, Developments and Values in the Nursing Homes, Care Homes and Assisted Living Markets
29 February, 2012
Mayfair Conference Centre, London W2

This is THE briefing on what is happening and about to happen in all the nursing home, care home and assisted living markets. It provides the relevant information, highlights the trends, reviews the threats and suggests solutions. The wide range and depth of knowledge the speakers provide makes this an essential briefing for everyone involved in the sector.

This year the briefing covers:

  • Demand - from where and for what?
  • Implications of Government actions for values
  • New developments - what and where is viable
  • Availability and terms of finance
  • Understanding values in the different market segments, how they are performing and their future prospects
  • Current thinking on lease structures and terms
  • Opportunities in the special needs sector
  • Latest thinking on trends in Assisted Living offerings

For all those involved in ownership, operation and valuation of care and nursing homes and assisted living, their funders, advisors and agents.

For detailed programme click here

Making it Real
New citizen-led markers for councils, organisations and people to check progress with personalisation and community-based support

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Beyond Dilnot - a new future for social care?
The current system of adult social care funding and delivery requires radical reform.
This major conference will explore in detail the recommendations from the Dilnot Commission, the Law Commission's proposed changes in Adult Social Care law, and the key issues that need to be addressed to reform social care.
20 September 2011 at The King’s Fund, London.
For more information and to book a place: www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/beyond_dilnot.html

Prevention and Control of Infection
A one-day conference organised by The Orders of St John Care Trust.
8th September 2011

Full details

Activity - Everybody's Job
A training day for Activity Organisers led by NAPA on behalf of NCF
3 October 2011 in Bristol

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NCF Personnel Statistics 2011

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Think Local, Act Personal

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Care Quality Commission
Adult Social Care Excellence Scheme

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Download QA

Supporting Derek
New training pack aimed at those supporting people with learning difficulties who develop dementia, from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh.
The pack is available to pre-order now via www.jrf.org.uk/publications/supporting-derek for a subsidised rate of £15 plus p+p.

Social Care Bulletin Sept 2011

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Prepared to Care

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Qualifications and Credit Framework

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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

Employer-Led Leadership and Management Development in the Social Care Sector

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