NCF CEOs and Senior Leaders Community of Practice Network meeting
| NCF CEOs and Senior Leaders Community of Practice Network meeting – 24 July |
| The next NCF CEO’s and Senior Leaders Community of Practice Network meeting will take place on the 24th July from 11:00am – 12:00pm. Meet the Casey Commission Secretariat Baroness Casey and her team have commenced phase one of the independent commission into adult social care. NCF have been working to engage with the Casey Commission and its Secretariat to develop opportunities for members to share their views and experiences with the Commission. In this meeting you will have the opportunity to share your initial thoughts in an intimate setting with the Secretariat team, who are attending this session with open ears. The terms of reference set out the purpose of the first phase of the Commission, reporting in 2026, which is to set out the plan for how to implement a national care service and to set out recommendations for medium term reform. It will aim to make adult social care more productive, preventative and to give people who draw on care, and their families and carers, more power in the system. The commission’s immediate task is to seek to understand the current adult social care landscape and identify a commonly agreed picture of the problems faced. The focus of the commission will be to support the delivery of the health mission, in the context of ongoing reforms relating to the NHS, local government and the Employment Rights Bill and Fair Pay Agreement for care workers, and deliver tangible improvements for the public with regards to adult social care. It will focus specifically on existing funding for local authority adult social care services, together with NHS funding for services at the interface of health and care (for example, intermediate care), and whether they are being best used. It will seek to identify what changes can be made to funding flows and accountability mechanisms to improve quality and productivity. It will recommend reforms that help government to hit the 18-week standard for elective care and deliver a neighbourhood health service – by reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and addressing delayed discharges. With the context in mind, please come prepared to share your views and ensure your voice is heard in these early discussions. Your voice can shape how the commission understands the specific challenges faced by not-for-profit care and support providers as well as the far-reaching benefits, community impact, and the potential for growth of non-profit provision. Chair: Vic Rayner, CEO, National Care Forum Agenda: 11:00am – Welcome and introductions |