Network Partner Conference 2023: FIFTY years forward for carers
Event details: Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 November 2023. The Principal, York.
The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Fifty Years Forward for Carers’ in recognition that 2023 marks the anniversary of the birth of the first local carer organisations in the UK.
Join colleagues from across the UK wide Carers Trust movement to share good practice across and between nations, exchange practical solutions, explore new ideas and engage in debate around the future support needed by unpaid carers in our communities.
The conference will be an opportunity to champion the vital work of local carer organisations with a view to exploring what this means for the service innovation and policy asks of the future to continue to meet and support the needs of unpaid carers.
For further information, please use the links below:
- Conference Brochure
- Delegates List
- Workshop rooms information
- Summary of Conference Workshops
- Conference Evaluation form – available from 12:00pm, Wednesday 22 November
- List of Conference Speakers and Workshop Hosts
- List of Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors
- Knowledge Hub Conference Page
Network Conference Agenda
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Day 1 – Tuesday 21 November 2023 |
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| 11.00 - 13.00 | Conference commences with registration, lunch, networking and exhibitors marketplace |
| 13.00 - 13.15 | Welcome & Conference Open: Video messages of support from Health & Social Care Minister |
| 13.15 - 14.15 |
Opening Plenary Shifting the Narrative: The Future of Care
Chaired by Kirsty McHugh, Carers Trust |
| 14.30 - 15.30 |
Pan UK Policy & Practice Thematic Workshops Jorvik room: Carer Breaks with Charlotte Newman, Carefree, and Dominic Carter, Carers Trust Wedgewood room: The Carer Penalty with Louise Woodruff, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Ebor room: No Wrong Doors – Improving joint working for better outcomes for young carers and young adult carers with Andy McGowan, Carers Trust Minster room: Triangle of Care – a partnership approach with learning from carers and staff at Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, NHS Foundation Trust |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee break & Market Place |
| 16.15 - 17.15 |
Close of Day One Plenary The Future of the Health & Social Care Workforce
Chaired by Miriam Martin, Caring Together |
| 19.00 | Conference Dinner and Excellence for Carers Awards presentation |
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Day 2 – Wednesday 22 November 2023 |
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| 9.00 – 9.15 | Welcome to Day Two |
| 9.15 - 10.15 |
Network-led sessions exploring good practice insights across the UK Jorvik room: Money Matters: Financial Support for Carers with Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales Wedgewood room: Getting it Right? Working with Young Adults with Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers and York Carers Centre Minster room: Local Carers Organisations role in addressing health and social inequalities with Northamptonshire Carers Plenary room: From overwhelming demand to effective triage: Our journey transforming carer support with Carers in Bedfordshire Ebor room: Effective Partnerships: Supporting Carers' Learning Journeys with Carers Centre Tower Hamlets |
| 10.30 - 11.15 |
Day Two Opening Plenary The changing funding & commissioning landscape for local carer organisations
Chaired by Rohati Chapman, Carers Trust |
| 11.25 - 12.25 |
Organisational Development Workshop Sessions Jorvik room: Local Media Engagement, Communications & Marketing with Matt Whitticase, Carers Trust Wedgewood room: Sustainable Leadership: leading in challenging times with Alice Dabrowska and Claudia Venosa-Hepworth, The Cranfield Trust Ebor room: Investability & winning support for your organisation with Stephen Cahill, The Cranfield Trust Minster room: Using Data & Evidence to support Sustainability with Andrew Russell, Carers Trust |
| 12.30 - 13.15 |
Closing Keynote Beverley Tarka, ADASS in conversation with Kirsty McHugh, CEO |
| 13.30 | Lunch and departure |