Welcome to Kirsty Meets!
Each month I meet key stakeholders and business leaders in the social care sector. This month I met Alf-Erik Malm, Chief Executive...
Archive - 29th March 2023
Last month UNISON announced that staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) had voted to take strike action over pay. More than 700 workers were balloted by...
Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York
What would it look like to develop a radical and inspiring vision for care and support that enables every human being...
Aneurin Brown, Managing Director, Hallmark Care Homes
The social care sector is such an incredible sector with so many opportunities. The work we do changes...
Anna Severwright, Co-convener, Social Care Future
It may sound odd not wanting a good life, but life is more complicated. The ups and downs that we all face...
Beth Britton, Trainer and Social Care Consultant
Co-production has long been a buzz word in social care, but I know many people with lived experience have felt...
Holly Irwin, Acting Head of Workforce Transformation , Skills for Care
Holly Irwin, Acting Head of Workforce Transformation at Skills for Care discusses what...
Rob Martin, Managing Director of Care Services, Anchor
At Anchor, helping people enjoy later life is our passion. For nearly 60 years we have been providing a...
Julie Bass, Chief Executive, Turning Point
Julie Bass, Chief Executive at Turning Point, talks about her experience of stepping into her first Chief...
Kirsty Matthews, CEO, Hft
Last month, Hft launched its sixth annual Sector Pulse Check report looking into the state of the adult social care sector, with an...






