National Care Forum

Hear directly from the Care Quality Commission , Care Inspectorate Wales and APPG on Dementia, and ask your questions face-to-face at one of the upcoming Care Roadshows.

Cut through the noise and get straight to the source on the latest policy changes - and what they mean for your service.

Register for free today and join them: https://tinyurl.com/yxp3xzfw

Calling all NCF members! Don't miss this insightful webinar focused on understanding TV and Film licensing in care homes💙

We will be joined by Emma Watt, Senior Associate at Anthony Collins solicitors, who will explain who the Motion Picture Licensing Company are, and help care providers understand MPLC's roles, powers and responsibilities.

📅Wednesday 2nd September
📍Microsoft Teams
🕛12pm-1pm

🔗Click the link to learn more and register by contacting [email protected]
https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/events/motion-picture-licensing-company-mplc-explained-understanding-tv-film-licensing-in-care-homes/

The Care Technologist Programme is a hands-on course delivered over five interactive workshop days. It is designed to support care and support practitioners, digital and quality leads, and managers to bridge the gap between traditional care and the growing use of digital and assistive technologies💙

The Care Technologist is now recognised as a new role category in the Care Workforce Pathway and here's your chance to get on the training programme that will lead you there!

Our next cohort dates are scheduled for one day per week for 5 weeks:
📅10th September 2026
📅17th September 2026
📅24th September 2026
📅1st October 2026
📅8th October 2026

🔗To learn more and register visit https://ow.ly/4VsE50Z14PU

Register for your free Care Roadshows ticket today! 💙

Care is changing fast. Are you ready for what’s next?

The Care Roadshows 2026 programme is live, bringing you expert insight on the issues shaping care right now - from reform and regulation to workforce, technology and dementia care.

Hear from leading providers with decades of experience, local policymakers and sector experts - ready to share the strategies that have driven their success.

Best of all, it's completely free to attend. Register your free ticket today: https://forms.reg.buzz/care-roadshows-2026-splash/facebook?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=crs-q4-2026&utm_medium=social

The August issue of our members' magazine, Making Every Day Matter, is now live!💙

Thank you to each of our wonderful members for contributing to this month's issue, we truly appreciate your engagement.

We love sharing the incredible moments happening every day across our not-for-profit members' organisations and it's a pleasure to spotlight your stories.

🔗View the magazine here: https://issuu.com/nationalcareforum/docs/making_every_day_matter_issue_2_august_2026_1_

Please share this far and wide across your care and support teams, and if you'd like to feature in a future issue please contact [email protected]

The BIHR - The British Institute of Human Rights is re-running a CPD accredited 3 part online workshop for mental health professionals in September and October. The course brings together legal and practical expertise, including perspectives from a lived experience expert and former NHS guest speaker. The deadline by which applications need to be submitted is fast approaching booking enquiries close on 19th August. Find out more and submit a booking enquiry here https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/care-sector-news/bihr-open-course-embedding-human-rights-in-mental-health-inpatient-care-applications-close-on-19th-august/

Today's policy blog discusses the Casey Commission's Big Conversation on Care alongside exciting new ministerial appointments and what they could mean for the sector💙

🔗Read more here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/blog/big-conversation-on-care/

As part of the Adult Social Care Testbed we are delivering in partnership with University of Liverpool CHI-Zone for , registered care providers in the region, UK based tech companies or a consortia of both can now apply for small grants funding and in turn be part of the transformation of adult social care.

This year, innovative applications that enhance the lives of carers, care professionals and people who draw on care and support are welcomed. Solutions should be focused on the next generation of digital care technologies and be ambitious and imaginative in thinking about new ways to approach the challenges experienced by people who work in, and draw on care and support services in order to create transformative solutions that will improve the lives of people in the Liverpool City Region and beyond 💙

Don't miss your chance to apply, applications close at 12pm on 13th August🚨