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Last chance to book for conferences
By Dominic Musgrave
TIME is running out for you to book your place at the final two Caring UK annual regional conferences. This year’s events, which have been sponsored by NatWest, have the title Elderly Care: Positive Choices, and the final two will be held at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley and Leeds United Football Club’s Elland Road stadium on September 9 and 10 respectively. Speakers confirmed for Dudley include Care England chief executive Professor Martin Green OBE, who will give an update on the Care Bill. ‘Building positive workplace cultures in adult social care’ is the title of Skills for Care area officer Dave Williams’ presentation, with Neil Garton, head of healthcare at NatWest, rounding off the session with a talk entitled ‘Understanding and helping to deliver your business strategy’. After a break to view the extensive exhibition, which will showcase all the latest products and technology for your care home, Guy Smallman, Coventry University Commercial Development Director, HDTI (Health Design & Technology Institute) will talk about ‘Supporting innovation in
community healthcare’. He will be followed by an update from the inspectorate by Malcolm BowerBrown, deputy chief inspector (adult social care): Central Region, CQC. The final two presentations will be provided by Ben Atkinson-Willes, product designer and founder, Active Minds, and Lee Sheppard, head of care homes, apetito Limited. At Leeds the following day, the only changes to the line-up of speakers will see Skills for Care area manager Sally Gretton replace Dave Williams and Debbie Westhead, deputy chief inspector (Adult Social Care): North Region, CQC, instead of Malcolm Bower-Brown. John Kennedy, director of care services at the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, will also deliver an additional talk entitled ‘Care in the 21st century – what must change?’ Group production editor Dominic Musgrave, who will chair the events, added: “I am sure these events will be as successful as those that have gone before, and would urge any care home operators in these areas to attend to listen to these distinguished speakers.” I To find out more and to book your place at these must-attend events turn to pages 15 and 16.
Care body supports centenary initiative
Care and support provider Centra has enlisted television’s Dr Dawn Harper (pictured above) to raise awareness of care that allows people to remain in their own home. The television doctor best known as the host of Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies will lead a new campaign to get older and vulnerable people the right care and support to live independently. Dawn will work with Centra to engage worried relatives, medical professionals and those in need of help about the range of support available, which includes home care and telecare.This Morning and Loose Women presenter Ruth Langsford is also backing the campaign.
CARE England is supporting the “Flame of Forgiveness Fortnight”, a new initiative between care homes and schools to commemorate the centenary of WWI, which is taking place from October 6-19. Professor Martin Green OBE, Care England’s chief executive, said: “I am delighted to be supporting the ‘Flame of Forgiveness’ which came about as an idea from Teresa Pearce, MP for Erith and Thamesmead, to acknowledge the anniversary of the outbreak of World War I and to promote cross generation connections in communities between care homes and schools. It is good to see that the anniversary of the First World War is being commemorated in a way that focuses on forgiveness, and encourages people to join together to acknowledge the sacrifices of those who gave their lives during this terrible conflict, and to affirm that humanity and forgiveness have to be the basis of our future.”