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Care Talk announced as Media Partner for the "Improving Dementia Care" event.

‘Improving Dementia Care’ event

Care Talk is delighted to announce that they are the official Media Partner for the ‘Improving Dementia Care’event.  Care Talk will also be exhibiting at this conference which takes place atthe Studio in Birmingham on Friday 16th March 2012. Organised by Ideal Care Homes, this conference will look atstrategies of practice to improve Dementia care.

Conference Objectives

• To hear insights from people with dementia and their carers.
• To provide a concise overview status of the Dementia Strategy and National Dementia Declaration.
• To debate the role of the care marketplace in driving up standards and delivering improved outcomes for everyone within the sector.
• To stimulate debate about the way care services should develop in the future.
• To provide local and national examples of best practice.
• To agree local and collective priorities for improvement.

Who should attend?

This session will be of interest to anyone involved in commissioning /planning care services for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia and leaders of organisations with a statutory duty of care. Delegates should be willing to challenge and think creatively and collectively to drive up the quality and efficiency of dementia care services. Localities are requested to assemble teams comprising of Local Authority, PCT Cluster and Third sector representation. Six places per locality are available.

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said,

"Care Talk is delighted to support this prestigious event. The conference brings together leading thinkers and decision-makers from across the sector and is organised by Ideal Care Homes, one of the key innovative players in improving the lives of people with dementia. The impressive team of speakers will offer a challenging and stimulating vision of the future of dementia from strategy to policy and should not be missed!”

Great British Care Shows Website is Launched

We are delighted to announce the launch of the first of a series of Great British Care Shows.  Events are currently being planned for York Race Course on 2nd May and at Brighton Race Course on 30th May this year. 

The shows are being run in association with Ceretas, the English Community Care Association and Carers UK.

Entry to the show is free and delegates will include all areas of the sector; private, statutory, voluntary, unpaid carers, commissioners, directors of adult social services, care providers, owners, managers, care workers and also service users from the community.

Delegates can register online at www.gbcareshows.co.uk

The shows will provide a unique networking opportunity, linking in with local commissioners, local care association and local service users and are set to be a significant date for the calendar in these regions.

The format of the road shows will be different to the usual road shows and will take on an innovative approach and include:

• Local care shows with a difference
• Practical solutions for achieving outcomes and excellence
• Industry expert sessions
• Question time debating the policy agenda and the future of the market
• A unique networking opportunity
• Light Bulb Sessions
• One to one expert discussion sessions for solutions for excellence
• A display of all the latest products and services

There will be 2 key note speakers’ sessions, one around the area of policy in the morning and one in the afternoon surrounding the issues faced by care workers and service users in the community.  In addition there will be an entire programme on dementia which affects nearly everyone in some way during their lives.

In addition to the key note sessions there will be ‘Light Bulb’ style sessions (quick, lively and innovative 15 minute sessions) throughout the day. 

These ‘Light Bulb’ sessions will be aimed at achieving a fast track to excellence and will be based around the categories / good practice examples that we have gleaned from the Great British Care Awards, a series of regional awards ceremonies that aim to raise the profile of social care, pay tribute to frontline care workers and to celebrate excellence in social care.

• Recruitment and Retention
• Training
• Care worker excellence
• Manager excellence
• Innovation
• Health and safety
• Employment
• Ancillary worker excellence
• Dignity

Speakers include:

• Martin Green, Chair, The English Community Care Association
• Gavin McGregor, Carers UK
• Mark Greaves, Ideal Care Homes
• Lawrence Tomlinson, LNT Group

Representatives from:

• The Department of Health
• The Care Quality Commission
• The Social Care Institute for Excellence
• The Association of the Directors of Adult Social Services
• Skills for Care
• The Alzheimer’s Society
•  Ridouts Solicitors

For more information visit www.gbcareshows.co.uk

Lets showcase excellence in social care and help it get the recognition it deserves

Care Talk announced as Media Partner for the University of Lincoln conference

Care Talk is delighted to announce its partnership with the University of Lincoln for its conference ‘Personalisation. Where are we at? Where are we going?.

 Care Talk will be exhibiting at this conference which takes place at Derek Crothall Building, George Street, Hull on 20th April 2012.

This one day conference will provide an opportunity to examine the successes and challenges of the policy of personalisation. The impact of direct payments and personal budgets will be considered, with evidence and discussions from service users, policy makers, academics, managers and practitioners.

Keynote speakers include:

Professor Jon Glasby, who is Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham. Jon specialises in research, teaching, consultancy and policy advice around personalisation and is co-author of the book Direct Payments and Personal Budgets.

Simon Duffy. Simon is a well known social innovator and writer who is working to redesign the current welfare system so that it will better support citizenship and strengthen our community life. Simon is best known for defining key concepts such as Individual Budgets, Self-Directed Support, and the Citizenship Model. Simon set up and led the organisation in control from 2003 to 2009.

There will also be a number of workshops covering a range of subjects, including : the experiences of service users and carers; experiences of different authorities in the Humber region; portability; personalisation in health care.

Who should attend?

The event will be helpful and of relevance to: students of any of the care professions, service users, and carers.  Attendance at this event can be used as evidence of continuing professional development and ‘certificates of attendance’ will be provided (on request) for your CPD portfolio.

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said:

"Care Talk is delighted and proud to support this exciting and innovative eventfrom the University of Lincoln.  This conference will bring together personal budget leads, managers in health and social care settings, social workers, nurses, any professional working with individuals who are eligible for a personal budget. Care Talk is committed to raising the profile of the significance of personalisation and promoting the positive impact it has on our sector."

Leonne Griggs, Senior Lecturer in the University of Lincoln’s School of Health and Social Care, said: “We're very pleased to be working with Care Talk on this event.  The policy of personalisation has been described as the biggest change in social care for a generation. This conference will provide an opportunity for professionals, students and academics interested in social care to examine the successes and challenges of personalisation."

My life as I get older - age, autism and wellbeing

BILD Event: 3 February, Milton Keynes

As we age our needs change, and as people with autism age, their needs change too. Quality research into these changing needs is limited, but what there is, confirms our need for a better understanding of these issues.

Organisations and individuals involved with supporting older people with autism have few opportunities to enhance their understanding and knowledge of this subject. This important national conference on “ageing and autism” has been organised by BILD, the British Institute of Learning Disabilities and the Mentaur Group to provide exactly such an opportunity.

The day includes presentations from leading national figures in the field and practical workshops to share ideas and examples of good practice.

Download the information and booking form for this event.

To claim a 10% discount on the delegate price please quote 'Offer AA1' when booking.


Call us on 01562 723010 to book your place on this event or email learning@bild.org.uk

Care Talk announced as Media Partner for the Alzheimer's Show 2012

Care Talk is delighted to announce its partnership with theAlzheimer's Show 2012, as an official media partner.

Care Talk, as a official media partner will also be exhibiting at this two day exhibition, which takes place on 15th and 16th June at ExCel London, is the UK’s first national exhibition, conference and meet-up dedicated to the dementia community of over 2 million people who live and work with Alzheimer’s disease and all other forms of dementia on a daily basis.

The Alzheimer’s Show will connect individuals with dementia, carers, friends, family and professionals with products and services which can make an immediate and real difference to their lives but are often so hard to find.

In 2012, highlights will include 60+ exhibitors, including leaders in:

• Care at Home
• Assistive Technology
• Telecare; an interesting developing field within dementia
• Self Care / Entertainment
• Care Home Providers
• Other exhibitors include Financial, Insurance, Legal, Private Health, Local and Ministerial Government, Home Improvement, Charity/Education and Mobility

A full conference and discussion programme, including:

• Alzheimer’s Matters theatre will host a programme of in depth talks and discussions
• A Workshop,  sponsored by Care UK, will be offering a range of practical ideas and strategies
• 1-2-1 Clinics offering free professional advice
• The Alzheimer’s Talks provide a platform for individuals affected by the issues of Alzheimer’s and dementia

At The Alzheimer’s Show you can access more face to face advice, support and information on Alzheimer’s and dementia than anywhere else in the UK.

Care Talk announced as Media Partner for the Kings Fund Conference, International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare 2012

Care Talk announced as Media Partner for the Kings Fund Conference,

International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare 2012

Care Talk is delighted to announce its partnership with Kings Fund Conference, International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare 2012 as a media partner which takes place at The Kings Fund, London, 6-8 March.

Following the positive early headline findings from the UK's Whole System Demonstrator programme the government have committed to enhance the lives of three million people over the next five years by accelerating the roll-out of telehealth and telecare in the NHS and social care.

The focus on the adoption of these technologies lies at the heart of the International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare. The congress will share with you experience, ideas, research and innovations in telehealth and telecare that support people with long-term conditions and other health and social care needs.

In addition in international best practice, the programme will include sessions and presentations of a particular interest to social care professionals including:

• How the government plan to roll-out telehealth and telecare in social care
• Telehealth and access to urgent care: maximising the benefits for patients with long-term conditions in England
• Effect of telehealth and telecare on disease-specific quality of life in patients with heart failure
• Impact of telecare on carers of individuals with social care needs
• Cost-effectiveness of telecare in people with social care needs
• Telehealth and telecare: supporting unpaid carers in Scotland
• The social benefits of telecare.

The International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare brings together researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and innovators interested in the design and application of technologies in health and social care.

The conference will include the following themes:

• evaluation and research methods (pre-conference seminar)
• remote monitoring
• online health management
• promotion of self-management
• developing applications at scale
• integrating information systems to support integrated care

• The congress will cover three days and will include:
• Plenary sessions - Plenary speakers are selected by an international advisory committee.
• Breakout sessions - Breakout speakers are selected from the submission process.
• Poster presentation In response to feedback from delegates at the 2011 congress, successful poster submitters will be allocated three minutes to defend their poster as part of the main congress programme.
• Conference dinner

For more information and to register visit The King’s Fund website: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/international.html or call the events team on 020 7307 2584

Care Talk announced as Media Partner for Henry Stewart Nursing Homes, Care Homes and Assisted Living Markets conference

Care Talk is delighted to announce its partnership with the for Henry Stewart Nursing Homes, Care Homes and Assisted Living Markets conference , as official media partner.

Care Talk, as media partner will also be exhibiting at this one day conference which takes place on 29th February at the Mayfair Conference Centre, London W2.  The conference will explores the latest thinking, developments and values in the nursing homes, care homes and assisted living markets.  

Organised by Henry Stewart Conferences, this conference will provide a comprehensive briefing on what is happening and is about to happen in all the nursing home, care home and assisted living markets. It provides the relevant information, highlights the trends, reviews the threats and suggests solutions. The wide range and depth of knowledge the speakers provide, makes this an essential briefing for everyone involved in the sector.

This year the briefing covers:

·       Demand – from where and for what?

·       Implications of Government actions for values

·       New developments – what and where is viable?

·       Availability and terms of finance

·       Understanding values in the different market segments, how they are performing and their future prospects

·       Current thinking on lease structures and terms

·       Opportunities in the special needs sector

·       Latest thinking on trends in Assisted Living offerings

Delegates will be all those involved in ownership, operation and valuation of care and nursing homes and assisted living, their funders, advisors and agents.

Confirmed Speakers include:

·         Colin Rees-Smith

                Director, Healthcare Savills

·         Anthony Oldfield

                                Associate Director, Healthcare, Jones Lang LaSalle

·         Des Kelly OBE

                                Executive Director, National Care Forum

·         Nigel Newton Taylor

                                Director, Healthcare Property Consultants Limited

·         David Rees

                                Director - Banking Tax & Finance, Davis Langdon, an AECOM Company

·         Peter Tanner

                                Managing Director, Tanner & Tilley Planning Limited

·         Stephen Brooks

                Managing Director, Public Finance and Infrastructure, Santander

·         Jon Chapman

                                Director, Pinders

·         Roger Woolley

                                Partner, Lester Aldridge Solicitors

·         Alan Rosenbach

                Special Policy Lead to the CEO, Care Quality Commission

·         Tayo Bilewu

                Director – Property Development, Housing 21

·         Paul Morgan

                Operations Director, Audley Retirement

·         Graeme Cullens

                Partner, Pegasus Capital

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Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said,

"Care Talk is delighted to support this prestigious event. The conference brings together leading thinkers and decision-makers from Government and across both public and private sectors.   The impressive team of speakers will offer a challenging and stimulating vision of the future of care homes and the assisted living markets. Care Talk and Henry Stewart Conferences are delighted to be able to offer Care Talk subscribers 10% discount, please quote reference CARETALK - this is a conference is not to be missed!”

Care Talk announce features for 2012

Care Talk are delighted to announce their features for 2012.

Launched in April 2011, Care Talk is an exciting new monthly publication for the social care sector with a distribution of 23,000+ of registered care providers which includes all registered care providers in addition to people who have registered online, and is very much ‘the voice of social care’ and a tool for disseminating good practice. Our customers are owners, managers and frontline care staff. 

It’s been a busy year for Care Talk...

·         Editorial board meeting at the Imperial War Museum, London

·         Launched at the Bournemouth Care Show

·         Circulation increased to 30,000

·         Exhibited at:

o   Ceretas Annual Conference

o    The English Community Care Annual Conference

o   Care Show London

o   Care Roadshow Brighton

o   NCAS & ADASS conference

·         Media partner at:

o   Independence Day Conference

o   Kings Fund Conference

o   LCS International Health and Social Care Reforms

o   Ideal Care Homes: Improving Practice – Improving Lives

·         Partner for the Great British Care Awards, a series of 9 regional and 2 national awards.

·         Continued involvement with key sector bodies

·         Circulation increased to include named owner/managers and key decision makers

·         Inundated with content material from providers, managers and frontline care staff

Lisa Care, Editor of Care Talk said,

We are delighted at how Care Talk has been received.  The magazine was born out of the need to recognise and share good practice and examples of excellence throughout our sector.  There is so much outstanding work that goes on day in day out in our communities and Care Talk provides an excellent platform to showcase this and raise a positive profile of our sector.  Thanks to all our readers, our editorial board and sponsors for their support in and we look forward to another exciting year for Care Talk in 2012.

What our readers said:

"It’s a brilliant publication, I love it!  There’s so much of interest and it’s all highly relevant and applicable."

Rosalind Lukins, Country Court Care Group, 1st November 2011

Click hereto see what more readers said about Care Talk

Click hereto see our media pack and advertising rates.  To see our forward features please visit our web site.

In addition we will be launching our new web site Care Talk Business in the new year.  Discuss with us exciting advertising opportunities that exist to on both web sites and the magazine.

To view current and back issues of Care Talk visit www.caretalk.co.uk

Care Talk announced as NICE conference Media Partner

Care Talk is delighted to announce its partnership with the NICE Conference 2012, as an official media partner.

Care Talk, as media partner will also be exhibiting at the NICE Conference, a two day conference taking place on 15th - 16th May 2012 at the ICC, Birmingham.  

Adapting to the current pace of change in the health and social care landscape is a huge challenge – politically, organisationally and financially – creating a number of important questions for your organisation:

• What is the role of NICE and where does it fit in with the current reforms?
• How are quality standards being used in practice?
• How will NICE work with the NHS Commissioning Board?
• How can we foster a better working relationship between NHS and industry?

Against this backdrop of an ever-changing NHS landscape, one thing is constant – the central role of NICE, which will help you to make the best use of evidence, guidance and quality standards to commission and provide high quality care.

Confirmed Speakers include:

·         Dr Gillian Leng, Deputy Chief Executive, NICE and Chief Operating Officer, NHS Evidence

·         Phil Hammond, GP and Broadcaster

·         Seren Philips, Associate Director, Scientific Advice Programme, NICE

·         Peter Ellingworth, Chief Executive, ABHI

·         Ewan Philips, Chief Executive, Deltex Medical Group

·         Seymour Fortescue, Chairman, The Portman Group

·         Nina Pinwill, Associate Director, Topic Selection, Centre for Health Technology Evaluation, NICE

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said,

"Care Talk is delighted to support this prestigious event. The conference brings together leading thinkers and decision-makers from Government and across both public and private sectors.  The impressive team of speakers will offer a challenging and stimulating vision for the integration and  future for health and social care. Care Talk and NICE are delighted to be able to offer Care Talk subscribers 10% discount, the conference is not to be missed!"

Care Talk announces media partnership with LCS 12th Annual Healthcare Conference

Care Talk is delighted to announce its media partnership with the LCS, 12^th Annual Healthcare conference Health and Social Care Reforms, in association with the Sunday Times.

**Care Talk subscribers receive 10% discount**

Care Talk, as media partner will also be exhibiting at Health and Social Care Reforms, a one day conference taking place on 11^thNovember 2011 at One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London, SW1.  

Organised by LCS International, in partnership with the Sunday Times, this conference is now established as a leading annual policy debate guiding the NHS and Social Services and the independent and voluntary sectors on the significant challenges and opportunities in health and social services reform.

This year the conference is held against the background of the Health and Social Care Bill and the publication this summer of the Dilnot, Hughes-Hallet and Law Society reports on Social Care. We also anticipate a Social Care White Paper in Spring 2012.

Confirmed Speakers include:

• Lord Norman Warner, former Health Minister and Member of House of Lords
• David Smith, Economics Editor, Sunday Times
• David Behan CBE, Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, Department of Health
• Bob Ricketts CBE, Department of Health, Director of Provider Policy
• Dr Clare Gerada MBE, Chairman, Royal College of GPs
• Sir Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive, ACEVO
• Jon Lowe, Managing Director, Tunstall Healthcare UK & Ireland
• Mark Jackson, Deputy Chairman, Saga

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said,

"Care Talk is delighted to support this prestigious event. The conference brings together leading thinkers and decision-makers from Government and across both public and private sectors.   The impressive team of speakers will offer a challenging and stimulating vision of the future for health and social care. Care Talk and LCS are delighted to be able to offer Care Talk subscribers 10% discount, the conference is not to be missed!”

Notes for Editors

1. For further information on Care Talk, ‘ the voice of excellence in Social Care’ visit www.caretalk.co.uk
2. Further information on LCS 12^thAnnual Conference visit www.lcsic.com
3. For Care Talk Editorial contact Lisa Carr, editorial@caretalk.co.uk, or 07973 403535
4. For Care Talk advertising contact Rebecca Shaw, advertising@caretalk.co.ukor 07920 067498
5. To follow Care Talk on Twitter visit: http://twitter.com/#!/CareTalkMag
6. To become a friend of Care Talk’s on Facebook visit http://www.facebook.com/caretalkmag#!/
7. To read, download and subscribe to Care Talk visit www.caretalk.co.uk

Care Talk at Brighton Care Roadshow!

Care Talk is delighted to announce it will be exhibiting at the third Care Roadshow in Brighton, at the Hilton Metropole on Wednesday 23^rd November 2011. Come and see us at stand 32 and receive your free copy of Care Talk!

For more information and to register free visit http://www.careroadshows.co.uk/brighton.htm

Care Roadshow is your one stop shop for the latest innovations in the care industry. If you work in this sector you’ll understand just how important it is for you and your staff to have access to the latest information, products and services. The Roadshow will provide you with unique access to companies and speakers who are dedicated to helping your business stand out from the pack.

Care Roadshow, Brighton is packed full of exciting and informative activities that are free for visitors to get involved with.

Following Care Talk’s launch back in March, the publication has been highly acclaimed throughout the sector and interest will be sure to be intensified at the forthcoming event.

With an innovative and fresh design, real photos of real people Care Talk has already been picked up and read by people representing all areas of the sector.  The magazine features a News, Chat, Learn and Business section so there is something for everyone, from Commissioners through to frontline care workers. 

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said,

“Since its publication in April this year Care Talk has continued to go from strength to strength. The reaction from sector and commercial colleagues has been overwhelming which clearly confirms the need for a care publication that recognises excellence throughout the whole of the social care workforce. We look forward to meeting some truly inspirational people at the Care Roadshow in Brighton; social care professionals and our commercial and sector partners, without who's contribution to Care Talk, this long overdue publication would not have been possible."

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Notes for Editors

1. For further information on Care Talk, ‘ the voice of excellence in Social Care’, visit www.caretalk.co.uk
2. For Care Talk Editorial contact Lisa Carr, editorial@caretalk.co.uk, or 07973 403535
3. For Care Talk advertising contact Rebecca Shaw, advertising@caretalk.co.ukor 07920 067498
4. For further information on The Great British Care Awards visit www.care-awards.co.uk
5. Care Talk will also be exhibiting at the Moving and Handling People exhibition and conference, 2-3 February 2012: The Architecture of Good Practice, http://www.dlf.org.uk/mhp
6. To read, download and subscribe to Care Talk visit www.caretalk.co.uk
7. To follow Care Talk on Twitter visit: http://twitter.com/#!/CareTalkMag
8. To become a friend of Care Talk’s on Facebook visit and ‘like us’ http://www.facebook.com/caretalkmag#!/

Care Talk sponsors Ideal Care Homes event!

Care Talk is delighted to announce its partnership with Ideal Care Homes: Improving Practice, Improving Lives Free Dementia Learning event on 4 October 20011 at Aspire, Leeds, LS1 2JP.

We would like to invite you to a free day long dementia learning event which will involve a range of stimulating speeches and workshops and showcase the best local practice in dementia care.

Attendees will be working in social care, community health settings, the voluntary sector, residential care and acute services. They will be intimately involved in delievering excellent services and they want to improve further by sharing with and learning from others.

This is a FREE regional event, supported by Care Talk, the Alzheimer's Society and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). The day will bring professionals together and provide opportunities to learn and share best practice through discussions and workshops.

Full agenda can be viewed here.

If you would like to attend email jenny.soles@idealcarehomes.co.uk

Care Talk Magazine at London Care Show!

Care Talk is delighted to announce it will be exhibiting at the London Olympia Care Show, 11^th– 12^thOctober 2011.

Come and visit us at stand A62 to get your free copy of Care Talk, shared with our partners the Great British Care Awards.

For more information and to register for free entry visit:

www.careshow.co.uk/london

Dedicated to providers of care for older people, the Care Show brings together the industry and gives you the opportunity to find new suppliers, hear about the latest issues in the care sector, learn from the experts and pick up tips and ideas to take back to your business.

The Care Shows are designed to provide education, products and services for those owning, or running any organisation responsible for the care of older people. This includes proprietors, directors and managers of care homes, nursing homes, domiciliary care agencies, sheltered accommodation, learning disability homes, local authorities, specialist care units and private hospitals.

Following on from the success of the Great British Care Awards, a series of events that recognise excellence in social care, we have recognised that there is a gap in the market for a care publication that also acknowledges the whole of the social care workforce.  Launched in March at the Bournemouth Care Show, Care Talk has been highly acclaimed throughout the sector and interest will be sure to be intensified at the forthcoming event.

With an innovative and fresh design, real photos of real people Care Talk has already been picked up and read by people representing all areas of the sector.  The magazine features a News, Chat, Learn and Business section so there is something for everyone, from Commissioners through to frontline care workers. 

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said,

“Since its publication in April this year Care Talk has continued to go from strength to strength. The reaction from sector and commercial colleagues has been overwhelming which clearly confirms the need for a care publication that recognises excellence throughout the whole of the social care workforce.    We look forward to meeting some truly inspirational people at the London Care Show; social care professionals and our commercial and sector partners, without who's contribution to Care Talk, this long overdue publication would not have been possible."

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Notes for Editors

1. For further information on Care Talk, ‘ the voice of excellence in Social Care’, visit www.caretalk.co.uk
2. For Care Talk Editorial contact Lisa Carr, editorial@caretalk.co.uk, or 07973 403535
3. For Care Talk advertising contact Rebecca Shaw, advertising@caretalk.co.ukor 07920 067498
4. For further information on The Great British Care Awards visit www.care-awards.co.uk
5. Care Talk will also be exhibiting at NCAS conference at ICC London Excel, 19^thto 21^stOctober 2011
6. Care Talk will be exhibiting at the Care Roadshow Brighton, 23^rdNovember 2011 at the Hilton Metropole
7. Care Talk will be exhibiting at the Moving and Handling People exhibition and conference, 2-3 February 2012: The Architecture of Good Practice, http://www.dlf.org.uk/mhp
8. To follow Care Talk on Twitter visit: http://twitter.com/#!/CareTalkMag
9. To become a friend of Care Talk’s on Facebook visit http://www.facebook.com/caretalkmag#!/
10. To read, download and subscribe to Care Talk visit www.caretalk.co.uk

Nominate today! The Great British Care Awards and celebrate excellence across social care!

The Regional Great British Care Awards are a series of 9 events throughout England and are a celebration of excellence across the care sector . 

The purpose of the awards is to pay tribute to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their field of work.

Don’t delay, nominate today!

How to nominate, the regions and awards are all listed on the Great British Care Awards website:

http://www.care-awards.co.uk/

Nominations closing dates:

• East Midlands 2^ndSeptember CLOSED
• North West 2^ndSeptember CLOSED
• West Midlands 8^thSeptember CLOSED
• London 12^thSeptember CLOSED
• East of England 19^thSeptember CLOSED
• South West 19^thSeptember CLOSED
• Yorkshire & Humberside 26^thSeptember CLOSED
• North East 3^rdOctober CLOSED
• South East 17^thOctober CLOSED

Ceretas Annual Conference 13th September - 50% discount for Care Talk subscribers

Ceretas 2011 Annual Conference - 13th September, Royal College of Surgeons, London

The Big Society: Think Local, Act Personal

* *50% discount for Care Talk subscribers and supporters of the Great British Care Awards [Quote CTHP50]**

Join us at this key one-day conference that will give you the latest thinking on how social care should be provided in the future.

About the conference:

The Ceretas Annual Conference is now one of the sector’s premier events. This year’s conference will focus on The Big Society. The key areas for discussion and debate will be:

• Health and Social Care Bill
• Long Term Care Funding

There will also be an exhibition hall featuring stands from the country's leading suppliers and services.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Cynthia Bower – Chief Executive, Care Quality Commission
• Baroness Greengross OBE - Chair, Vice Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group for Dementia and Ageing and Older Peopl
• Dame Jo Williams – Commissioner, Commission on Funding of Care and Support
• Dr Nigel Watson - Chair of GPC’s Commissioning and Service Development Sub-committee
• Peter Hay - Strategic Director - Adults & Council and President of ADASS
• Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry VC – Guest Speaker

The “Question Time” expert panel for the afternoon will comprise of:

• Stephen Dorrell MP
• Alan Rosenbach  - CQC
•  Martin Green – ECCA
• Jenny Owen - Deputy Chief Executive and Commissioning Director – Adult Social Services – Essex County Council
• And chaired by Polly Toynbee

Full conference information can be found here http://www.ceretas.org.uk/files/Ceretas_Conference_flyer-010611.pdf

Care Talk announces new Partners Directory!

Care Talk is delighted to announce the launch of its online Partners Directory, a new development through its website www.caretalk.co.uk.

Care Talk is committed to adding value for advertisers, by offering cost effective and efficient marketing platforms.

Care Talk Partners is our new online development through a sponsored listing on our website.

The Partners Directory details products, services, suppliers and organisations we work with across the social care sector, further promoting innovation and excellence.

Rebecca Shaw, Sales and Promotions Manager says:

“We’re delighted to offer this new online marketing option. Since Care Talk’s launch in April, we have listened to our clients’ needs and changing budgets, we wanted to add online marketing to our portfolio, giving value for money”.

“Care Talk Partners is unique in that it offers all companies a premium listing on our home page, plus a detailed listing and click through to your own website on our directory page.”

 Care Talk Partners has a launch offer available: Buy 6 months and get 6 months free for £275 +VAT. This gets you:

• Your company logo on the Care Talk homepage
• Company logo, directory listing and link to your own website on the Care Talk Partners page
• 50 word company profile on the Care Talk Partners page
• In addition, we will also link your company and website details on our social media pages

Notes for Editors

1.   For further details on Care Talk Partners, prices and advertising opportunities contact Rebecca Shaw, Sales and Promotions Manager, advertising@caretalk.co.uk, or 0115 959 6134 or visit www.caretalk.co.uk

2.   For further information on Care Talk, ‘ the voice of excellence in Social Care’, contact Lisa Carr, editorial@caretalk.co.uk, or 07973 403535, or visit www.caretalk.co.uk

3.   To follow Care Talk on Twitter visit: http://twitter.com/#!/CareTalkMag

4.   To become a friend of Care Talk’s on Facebook visit and ‘like us’ http://www.facebook.com/caretalkmag#!/

5.   To read, download and subscribe to Care Talk visit www.caretalk.co.uk

Care Talk announced as the King’s Fund conference Media Partner

Care Talk is delighted to announce its partnership with the King’s Fund: Beyond Dilnot – a new future for social care as official media partner.

**10% discount for Care Talk subscribers**

Care Talk as sole media partner will also be exhibiting at Beyond Dilnot –a new future for social care conference, taking place on 20^th September 2011 at the King’s Fund London.

Following the recommendations from the Dilnot Commission, and with a social care white paper expected in the near future, now is the time to debate how best to meet the challenge of providing good-quality, affordable social care.

Join us at this key one-day conference that will give you the latest thinking on how social care should be provided in the future.

Key Speakers include:

• Andrew Dilnot, CBE
• Frances Patterson, QC, Public Law Commissioner
• Lord Norman Warner, former Health Minister and Member of the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support for Adults
• Cynthia Bower, Care Quality Commission
• Imelda Redmond, CBE, Chief Executive, Carers UK
• Dr Ros Altmann, Director-General, Saga
• Allan Bowman, Chair, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
• Clive Bowman, Medical Director, Bupa Care Homes
• Peter Hay, President, ADASS

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said,

"Care Talk is delighted to support this event.   The conference aims to give delegates a better understanding of the recommendations for social care reform set out in the Law Commission’s Adult Social Care report and in the Dilnot Commission report. In addition, the opportunity to debate the most pressing questions with the leading figures in the social care field. Care Talk and the King’s Fund are delighted to be able to offer Care Talk subscribers 10% discount, the conference is not to be missed!”

For more information on the King’s Fund: Beyond Dilnot – a new future for social care visit

http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/newsletters/events/q36_social_care_1.html

Care Talk announced as Moving & Handling People 2012 Media Partner

Care Talk is delighted to announce its partnership with Moving & Handling People: The Architecture of Good Practice conference and exhibition 2012 as official media partner.

Care Talk as media partner and will also exhibiting at The Moving & Handling People 2012 conference, the 18^th annual event organised by the Disabled Living Foundation, taking place on 2^nd-3^rd February 2012 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London.

The annual event is the largest product exhibition for manual handing professionals in the UK, featuring over 70 stands, the New Products Poster Gallery and Professional Resource Centre.

The provision of healthcare is changing and consequently setting many challenges for service providers. With further financial restrictions likely, the one thing that remains constant is the need to provide services which are responsive to organisational and individual client needs. 

In order to provide an effective service you need to keep up to date, know what changes are likely to happen and plan accordingly. The CPD event is therefore ‘a must for your diary’!

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said;

"Care Talk is delighted to support this event.   The conference aims to enlighten delegates ensuring they are armed with the most up to date knowledge and skills and can respond to the changes affecting this area of training.   Care Talk magazine shares the same goals; informing our readers and disseminating best practice throughout the sector."

For further information on Care Talk contact Lisa Carr at editorial@caretalk.co.uk  or 07973 403535, visit www.caretalk.co.uk

For further information on Moving & Handling People 2012 visit http://www.dlf.org.uk/mhp

Care Talk announces first road show successes

NEC Care Show,  22-23 June, Manchester Care Roadshow 30 June 2011

Busy from our recent attendance at the NEC Care Show and Manchester Care Roadshow in June, the Care Talk team are delighted with the excellent feedback from our readers, advertisers and professionals in the sector.

 This new, fresh and lively approach to social care media has been welcomed and appreciated.  People are regularly telling us the need to see good news stories and share best practice.  With the recent negative press coverage surrounding the sector recently this innovative approach to promoting excellence in social care is being widely embraced.

Everybody's Reading It!

“I have received Care Talk at work in my current post and feel that it is an excellent publication especially to circulate amongst Care Workers"

Beverley Clancey, Registered Provider Blue Ribbon, 7th June 2011

“I’ve read the April and May edition of the recently launched Care Talk magazine and I’m very impressed with the content, design and presentation.”

Lindsay Kirk, Marketing Manager,
Aidcall, 17th May 2011

“I just wanted to say what a great magazine. Have just received my second issue and it’s not only readable and interesting, the format is lovely. It makes such a nice to change to have a readable magazine covering subject content that’s relevant to my work”

Charmian Messenger, Care Manager, Isle of Wight, 12^th May 2011

“Having received the first edition of Care Talk yesterday, I would like to congratulate, firstly on the 'idea' and secondly on the layout, content and format! I wish you every success in the future...very exciting for all involved, I'm sure.”

Jenny Westaway, Jenny's Home Care, 7^th April 2011

Care Talk announced as official Independence Daymedia partner

Press Release

20/6/11 

Care Talk announced as official Independence Daymedia partner

Tuesday 5th July Central Hall, Westminster, SW1

Care Talk are delighted to join Independence Day as official media partner.  

Join us on Independence Day and be part of the vital debate on the future of the care industry book your place here

With the imminent release of Andrew Dilnot’s commission into the funding of care and support, join us at this timely conference to debate the future of adult social care and how to keep older people independent for longer.

Speakers confirmed

Download a full agenda here.  

Independence Day will be an interactive one day conference that will allow you to directly engage with key stakeholders and political decision makers from the health and social care sector. It will provide the platform to promote debate and innovative thinking about how to meet the social care challenge ahead.

For further information on the day please contact us on 020 7592 9490 or send your query to

independenceday@connectpa.co.uk

Care Talk Magazine at Care Roadshow Manchester

Care Talk will be exhibiting at the second Care Roadshow, in Manchester at Old Trafford FC on 30^th June 2011. The Care Roadshows focus on bringing dedicated care suppliers to your local area and are specially chosen for their unique and quality products and services. Come and visit us at stand 4 to get your free copy of Care Talk.

Following Care Talk’s launch back in March, the publication has been highly acclaimed throughout the sector and interest will be sure to be intensified at the forthcoming event.

With an innovative and fresh design, real photos of real people Care Talk has already been picked up and read by people representing all areas of the sector.  The magazine features a News, Chat, Learn and Business section so there is something for everyone, from Commissioners through to frontline care workers. 

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said,

“We have been delighted at the success of Care Talk.  Since its launch just a few months ago we have been inundated with positive feedback from social care professionals and indeed other parties with an interest in our sector. It has long been recognised that there is a gap in the market for a care publication that also acknowledges the good practice that takes place in the whole of the social care workforce.  We have been overwhelmed with the response to Care Talk which illustrates the real need within our sector for a relevant publication appealing to the whole of the workforce including frontline care staff.  We look forward to meeting our readers and partners at our calendar of events which are taking place over the next 6 months."

Care Talk will also be exhibiting at the Birmingham Care Show NEC, 22^nd & 23^rd June 2011, stand D51; London Care Show, Olympia, 11^th & 12^th October 2011 and ADASS/NCAS conference at ICC London Excel, 19^th to 21^st October 2011.

For more information contact Lisa Carr at editorial@caretalk.co.uk or 07973 403535, visit www.caretalk.co.uk, info@caretalk.co.uk,  0115 959 6134.

Care Talk Magazine at Birmingham NEC Care Show

Care Talk will be exhibiting at the Birmingham NEC Care Show, on 22^nd- 23^rd June 2011. The Care Show is dedicated to providers of care for older peopleand the Birmingham event is the largest display of care home products and services in the UK. Come and visit us at stand D51, shared with our partners the Great British Care Awards, to get your free copy of Care Talk.

Following on from the success of the Great British Care Awards, a series of events that recognise excellence in social care, we have recognised that there is a gap in the market for a care publication that also acknowledges the whole of the social care workforce.  Launched in March at the Bournemouth Care Show, Care Talk has been highly acclaimed throughout the sector and interest will be sure to be intensified at the forthcoming event.

With an innovative and fresh design, real photos of real people Care Talk has already been picked up and read by people representing all areas of the sector.  The magazine features a News, Chat, Learn and Business section so there is something for everyone, from Commissioners through to frontline care workers. 

Lisa Carr, Editor of Care Talk said,

“We have been delighted at the success of Care Talk.  Since its launch just a few months ago we have been inundated with positive feedback from social care professionals and indeed other parties with an interest in our sector. It has long been recognised that there is a gap in the market for a care publication that also acknowledges the good practice that takes place in the whole of the social care workforce.  We have been overwhelmed with the response to Care Talk which illustrates the real need within our sector for a relevant publication appealing to the whole of the workforce including frontline care staff.  We look forward to meeting our readers and partners at our calendar of events which are taking place over the next 6 months."

Care Talk and The Great British Care Awards will also be exhibiting at the Manchester Care Roadshow, Old Trafford, 30^th June 2011 stand 4; London Care Show, Olympia, 11^th & 12^th October 2011 and ADASS/NCAS conference at ICC London Excel, 19^th to 21^st October 2011.

For more information contact Lisa Carr at editorial@caretalk.co.uk or 07973 403535, visit www.caretalk.co.uk, info@caretalk.co.uk,  0115 959 6134.

What they said

Guests representing all corners of the social care sector came together to find out more about Care Talk. the new publication that everyone's been talking about.

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Board meet at the Imperial War Museum

It's been an exciting start to 2011 here at Care Talk, as we get ready to publish the very first issue of our new Care Talk magazine. We've been extremely busy - and January saw the editorial board meet for the last time before the magazine is launched on 28th March. Held at the historic Imperial War Museum in London, the event saw board members brought together to discuss key industry topics and debate the issues our sector faces.

The board is made up of significant players in social care, boasting representatives from the Department of Health, sector bodies, including the National Skills Academy, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Action on Elder Abuse and Ceretas, professional organisations and regional care homes amongst its members. All with one shared objective -  to achieve a forward thinking and all-inclusive magazine, based on communication, positive attitudes and most importantly, the issues that really matter to the social care workforce. Through Care Talk we look forward to achieving a genuine voice of excellence for social care.

New Magazine Launched

Welcome to the very first edition of our Care Talk Magazine. The new magazine has been created by people in the care industry for care professionals working in the industry.

Subscription to the Care Talk Magazine is free. Register today from our website to receive your free copy. You can also view the magazine in electronic form - just checkout the latest issue.

We hope you enjoy Care Talk.

New Website Launched

We are proud to announce the launch of the new Care Talk website, to conincide with our first issue of Care Talk Magazine. The Care Talk website will bring to you the latest Care Talk Magazines along with news and events from the Care industry.

We hope you like the new site and find it a useful and informative resource.