NCAS
New funding: A helping hand for care leavers
The Care Leavers’ Programme provides a backbone of support for young adults and the benefits will trickle back into our neighbourhoods, says Cllr Richard Kemp CBE.
The next step for children’s services
Dominic Luscombe asks if the new Data Strategy and Children’s Social Care reform strategy are opportunities to widen our ambition and strengthen our focus on children’s needs.
National children's placement strategy required to remove 'profiteering'
The president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services has called for a national placement strategy to remove the risks posed by some ‘clearly profiteering’ large providers.
Scots make bumpy start – but will England follow the plan?
As the relationship between Scottish councils, unions and Holyrood ministers remains tense as they move towards a National Care Service, the idea continues to be mooted in England. Paul Marinko reports.
Leadership: reflections from NCAS
Nik Shah, Helen Alwell and Chris Barrow outline why identifying and supporting good leadership is more important than ever.
No quick fix as challenges grow
Ann McGauran reflects on last week’s NCAS conference, where the general mood was of determination despite a morale-testing lack of financial backing for the sector from the recent Autumn Statement.
The three keys to delivering intermediate care
Following on from the success of the recent National Children and Adult Services Conference, Sarah McClinton introduces the latest joint report from IMPOWER and ADASS, focusing on intermediate care.
NCASC: Everything you need to know
Following the National Children’s and Adult’s Service Conference in Bournemouth last week, The MJ rounds up everything you need to know.
Stories change the world and social care needs a better story
A meeting at NCASC was a start of action to build a better story for social care that will make it a political priority in the minds of the public, say Beverley Tarka and Anna Severwright.
NCASC: 'Watch this space' on spiralling cost of children's placements
The sector should ‘watch this space’ for an announcement from the Government on the spiralling costs of private placements for children, a minister said today.
Labour must 'grasp the nettle' early on social care costs
Labour will ‘have to grasp the nettle fairly early on’ if it wins the General Election about the long-term funding of social care, shadow minister Andrew Gwynne has said.
NCASC: Sector 'slow in making strong case to Treasury for social care cash'
The sector has been slow in making a robust case for social care funding from the Treasury, says president of ADASS Beverley Tarka.
Who wouldn’t want to be a DCS?
As directors of children’s services gather at the National Children and Adult Services Conference, Philip Emms and Jane Parfrement reflect on the achievements of the aspirant DCS programme
Elevating ambitions through co-production
Chief executive officer at IMPOWER Sean Hanson looks forward to the National Children and Adult Services Conference. As gold sponsor, IMPOWER will focus on elevating ambitions and developing effective co-production for better outcomes.
Hope and resilience at NCAS
It was heartening to see colleagues from across social care get together in Manchester after three years of absence due to the pandemic, says Maggie Hennessy
Care inspections could risk councils being 'set up to fail'
The reintroduction of an inspection regime for adult social care could risk councils being ‘set up to fail’, says the deputy chief executive of the Local Government Association (LGA).
Labour to push 'increasingly strong' economic case for social care
Labour will push the ‘increasingly strong’ economic case for investing in social care, a shadow minister has said.
Social care charging reforms are drastically underfunded
The Government is expected to delay the introduction of social care charging reforms but Simon Edwards says the even more important issue is the period after their implementation.
Shared Lives is a win-win
Shared Lives has yet to grow to its potential and needs to be at the heart of our plans for adult social care, says Ewan King.
Labour 'will prioritise early intervention'
The next Labour government will prioritise early intervention and provide open access mental health hubs to children in every community, says shadow minister for education Kate Green.