National Children and Adult Services Conference 2024
27 - 29 November 2024 | Liverpool
We're looking forward to seeing you many of you at the National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) in Liverpool, where we are exhibiting for the second year in a row.
Pop by our stand, near the main entrance between our partners Newton Europe and the Social Care Institute for Excellence, to hear more about our improvement support offers, and complete our communications survey.
Our care and health improvement advisers and staff will be on hand to talk through our programme and how we can support your council or region.
Communications survey - last two weeks to give your views
We are keen to understand what our stakeholders think of our services including what do you know about our programme and how can we better support your organisation and its work.
Thanks to everyone who has already responded. If you have yet to respond, please take three minutes to complete our survey by 6 December 2024. We will feedback to you and also use the responses to help improve our service to you.
Change NHS: help build a health service fit for the future
26 November 2024, 9.00am - 10.00am | Virtual
A nationwide conversation about the future of the NHS is underway led by the Government. The NHS is one of local government’s partners.
Join us tomorrow (26 November 2024) to learn more about the engagement and how the ‘Change NHS’ consultation exercise will inform the 10 year plan for health. Book your place.
Meanwhile, please submit your response to Change NHS before 2 December 2024.
Embedding ‘No Wrong Doors for young carers’ - working together to support young carers and their families: Leeds City Council
We know that young carers and young adult carers, in particular, aren’t always identified and supported early enough, and this can impact on their life chances.
Last week to coincide with Carer's Rights Day (21 November 2024), we launched launched a new briefing in which Leeds City Council, Family Action and Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust shared how they’ve used the ‘No Wrong Doors for Young Carers' memorandum of understanding to help embed a joined-up approach at city level and make a difference to support for young carers, young adult carers and their families.
Read the briefing and watch LGA Chair Cllr Louise Gittins talk about its importance.
New workforce planning hub
Traditionally, workforce planning in adult social care focused on the people that are employed directly by councils. In fact these people make up less than 10 per cent of the total adult social care workforce in a place, so the impact of these plans was therefore limited.
Our new workforce planning hub aims to support those seeking to develop impactful workforce plans by adopting a place-based approach in which councils work with staff, whether they are employed by councils, providers or partners, and people receiving care and support.
The hub provides information at national, regional and local levels, and will share practical resources and showcase good practice as it emerges.
Client level data (CLD) in practice for non-analysts webinar series
5 December 2024, 10.00am - 11.30am | Virtual
We are hosting a series of webinars for directors of adult social services, associate directors and practitioners, aiming to provide an introduction to CLD and facilitate a better understanding of the implications on the statutory data collections and indicators.
You will hear some examples of how CLD data has already been used in councils to benefit their community. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions, address any concerns you have and think about what insights you might want to get from CLD.
Understanding the management and monitoring of waiting lists in adult social care
Many people across England are waiting for assessment and support for longer than they should, with the resultant risks and impact to their wellbeing.
Different approaches to measuring care waiting lists and waiting times have made comparison or national overview and understanding difficult to achieve.
Earlier this year, we initiated a project focused on co-ordinating stakeholder engagement to inform a shared understanding of adult social care waiting times and waiting lists. We've published the findings and next steps from our project.
Support for principal social workers (PSWs) with CQC assessment: Bringing your best self to inspection
4 December 2024, 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Virtual
This new community of practice focusses on supporting PSWs specifically with the CQC assessment.
In this session, we'll look at influencing others, managing the complexities of senior leadership roles, and building confidence.
To register your interest and find out about future sessions email cqcassessment@local.gov.uk.
Better Care Fund Support Programme - learning lunches
4 and 11 December 2024 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Virtual
Two learning lunches are being held to help prepare local health and social care systems.
On 4 December 2024, David Maguire and Alistair Hyde from our BCF Support Programme will share learnings on managing winter pressures from our support to local health and care systems so far and actions to improve discharge from hospital. Book for the 4 December lunch.
On 11 December 2024, Sarah Thornton from Kirklees Council will share her experiences of implementing a new ‘optimised handling’ approach. Book for the 11 December lunch.
Growing the early support and prevention offer for autistic people
We would really like to hear from any councils that are developing new ways to offer early support, or already have an offer that works. Please contact rachel.carter@local.gov.uk if you would like to share any examples.
Operating model toolkit for local authority assessments
Councils can now access the operating model toolkit for digitising and streamlining assessment online and recording of the launch event.
Please log in to review and ‘like’ the tool cards of most interest to your council by 2 December.
Communities of practice will be built around the four most popular tool card topics. Further dates and details will be shared via the toolkit group.
Continuing healthcare data tool update
The continuing healthcare data tool has been updated with data up to Q2 2024/25.
The tool can be used to explore trends in the numbers eligible, look at the breakdown by ICB and monitor local resolution cases. If you have any questions, please contact PCHdata@local.gov.uk
Improving adult social care information and advice online events
Join our community of practice to access and share good local practice and find out more about national developments.
You can also register for upcoming events including sector partner perspectives on challenges and opportunities for information and advice, and learnings from councils deploying artificial intelligence (AI).
Use of resources reports
The LG Inform 'Use of resources' reports will be reopened to LA registered users next week with new 2023/24 data. The data will be discussed at ADASS regional presentations which are booked in over the coming months.
National Health Service 10-year plan engagement
26 November 2024, 9.00am - 10.00am | Virtual
Managing team wellbeing during change and challenge
26 November 2024, 10.00am - 11.30am | Virtual
National Children and Adult Services Conference
27 - 29 November 2024 | Liverpool ACC
People with a learning disability - better lives, better values and outcomes
4 December 2024, 11.00am - 3.00pm
BCF Support Programme learning lunch - Winter pressures and discharge problems
4 December 2024, 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Virtual
Client level data in practice
5 December 2024, 10.00am - 11.30am | Virtual
BCF Support Programme learning lunch - Optimised handling
11 December 2024, 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Virtual
For more information about these and other health-related events go to our Events page.
Your guide to Care Quality Commission assessments for adult social care
Partners in Care and Health
Improvement support programme 2023-24: Annual report
Partners in Care and Health
A framework for achieving excellence in mental health discharge
Partners in Care and Health
Briefing: Developing a community asset based approach
Partners in Care and Health
Supporting the adult social care front door: A community coordinated approach (a practitioners' guide)
Partners in Care and Health
Supporting the adult social care front door: A community coordinated approach (strategic overview)
Partners in Care and Health
Taking a systems approach to create place-based change: Seven learnings from the Shaping Places for Healthier Lives programme
Shaping Places for Healthier Lives
Diverse by Design for adult social care - the community and workforce relationship self-assessment tool
Partners in Care and Health
Championing inclusion health: Local government's key role
Local Government Association
Care Quality Commission assessments for adult social care: Must know guide for chief executives
Partners in Care and Health
What good looks like for digital working in adult social care: Support offer prospectus
Partners in Care and Health
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