National Care Forum
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UK's leading voice for not for profit care & support providers. Follow https://bsky.app/profile/vicrayner.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/ncfliz.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatednathan.bsky.social https://x.com/NCFCareForum
We have five amazing colleagues nominated in this year's #WAGSAwards 🎉. Good luck to Vic Rayner, Tamia, Beccy, Bev and Liz Jones for the big awards evening on Tuesday 2nd December #socialcarewomen #WAGS🏆
November 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We have five amazing colleagues nominated in this year's #WAGSAwards 🎉. Good luck to Vic Rayner, Tamia, Beccy, Bev and Liz Jones for the big awards evening on Tuesday 2nd December #socialcarewomen #WAGS🏆
NCF are pleased to announce new appointees to our Board. Many congratulations and a big welcome to Alison Beachim, CEO of New Outlook Housing Association Limited & Vision Homes Association and Jonathan Palmer MBE, CEO of Somerset Care. Read more here: www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/ncf-press-re...
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NCF are pleased to announce new appointees to our Board. Many congratulations and a big welcome to Alison Beachim, CEO of New Outlook Housing Association Limited & Vision Homes Association and Jonathan Palmer MBE, CEO of Somerset Care. Read more here: www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/ncf-press-re...
Deputy CEO & Policy Director, Liz Jones is speaking at National Housing Federation Smaller Housing Associations' Conference on 3rd Dec in a panel session that will cover the need for a long-term strategy and supporting people with complex needs amongst other topics https://smaller.housing.org.uk/
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Deputy CEO & Policy Director, Liz Jones is speaking at National Housing Federation Smaller Housing Associations' Conference on 3rd Dec in a panel session that will cover the need for a long-term strategy and supporting people with complex needs amongst other topics https://smaller.housing.org.uk/
“We know that social care needs to change – so how does this budget move forward social care?" Read @vicrayner.bsky.social's full response to today's #AutumnBudget www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/ncf-responds...
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“We know that social care needs to change – so how does this budget move forward social care?" Read @vicrayner.bsky.social's full response to today's #AutumnBudget www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/ncf-responds...
Calling all NCF members, Christmas is fast approaching and we'd love to feature your uplifting stories in our 2025 NCF Advent Calendar💙🎄
If you'd like to get involved please send your uplifting stories to [email protected]
#Forpeoplenotforprofit
If you'd like to get involved please send your uplifting stories to [email protected]
#Forpeoplenotforprofit
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Calling all NCF members, Christmas is fast approaching and we'd love to feature your uplifting stories in our 2025 NCF Advent Calendar💙🎄
If you'd like to get involved please send your uplifting stories to [email protected]
#Forpeoplenotforprofit
If you'd like to get involved please send your uplifting stories to [email protected]
#Forpeoplenotforprofit
Yesterday we joined members of @csalliance.bsky.social including our members MHA & delivered a strong message to the #Chancellor, a red box filled filled with stories from older people, disabled people & unpaid carers whose lives all depend on social care & support #AutumnBudget #FiguresThatMatter
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Yesterday we joined members of @csalliance.bsky.social including our members MHA & delivered a strong message to the #Chancellor, a red box filled filled with stories from older people, disabled people & unpaid carers whose lives all depend on social care & support #AutumnBudget #FiguresThatMatter
This week we took a stand. As members of the Care and Support Alliance we delivered a box full of stories from real people impacted by social care, and asked the Chancellor not to forget the real figures that matter in her Budget. #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/f2WW50XsLGN
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This week we took a stand. As members of the Care and Support Alliance we delivered a box full of stories from real people impacted by social care, and asked the Chancellor not to forget the real figures that matter in her Budget. #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/f2WW50XsLGN
Download 'Discovering Our Digital Potential' for insights from local care & support providers who are part of the #ASCTestbed we're delivering with University of Liverpool Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) for #LiverpoolCityRegion https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/adult-social-care-testbed/
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Download 'Discovering Our Digital Potential' for insights from local care & support providers who are part of the #ASCTestbed we're delivering with University of Liverpool Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) for #LiverpoolCityRegion https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/adult-social-care-testbed/
As the Chancellor prepares her red budget box, we’re joining the Care and Support Alliance and delivering ours - filled with the voices of people whose lives depend on social care. This Budget must work for all of us. #FiguresThatMatter https://careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that-matter/
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
As the Chancellor prepares her red budget box, we’re joining the Care and Support Alliance and delivering ours - filled with the voices of people whose lives depend on social care. This Budget must work for all of us. #FiguresThatMatter https://careandsupportalliance.com/figures-that-matter/
As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
Read @vicrayner.bsky.social's response to the #CovidInquiry Module 2 findings that government response to the pandemic was 'too little, too late', www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/ncf-press-re...
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Read @vicrayner.bsky.social's response to the #CovidInquiry Module 2 findings that government response to the pandemic was 'too little, too late', www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/ncf-press-re...
As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As a member of the Care and Support Alliance we want to remind the Chancellor of the real figures that matter this autumn #Budget. Older people, disabled people and their unpaid carers cannot wait another year for social care funding #FiguresThatMatter https://ow.ly/pvmN50XsL7f
Grab your discounted tickets for the Managers Conference 2026, the only conference dedicated to care & support managers, deputy managers & aspiring managers!
📅9 - 10 Mar 2026
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📅9 - 10 Mar 2026
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November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Grab your discounted tickets for the Managers Conference 2026, the only conference dedicated to care & support managers, deputy managers & aspiring managers!
📅9 - 10 Mar 2026
📍Wyboston Lakes, Beds
🎟️https://ow.ly/bSPO50Xr3Wk Skills for care #MarrProcurement #AndorCards #TheMC2026
📅9 - 10 Mar 2026
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Download 'Discovering Our Digital Potential' for insights from local care & support providers who are part of the #ASCTestbed we're delivering with University of Liverpool Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) for #LiverpoolCityRegion https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/adult-social-care-testbed/
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Download 'Discovering Our Digital Potential' for insights from local care & support providers who are part of the #ASCTestbed we're delivering with University of Liverpool Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) for #LiverpoolCityRegion https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/adult-social-care-testbed/
Read @vicrayner.bsky.social's full statement as NCF retains quality assured status following initial verification review of our delivery of the #DigitalLeadershipProgramme & book your places for the January 2026 cohort www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/draft/ncf-re... @skillsforcare.bsky.social #QACLS
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Read @vicrayner.bsky.social's full statement as NCF retains quality assured status following initial verification review of our delivery of the #DigitalLeadershipProgramme & book your places for the January 2026 cohort www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/draft/ncf-re... @skillsforcare.bsky.social #QACLS
Grab your discounted tickets for the Managers Conference 2026, the only conference dedicated to care & support managers, deputy managers & aspiring managers!
📅9 - 10 Mar 2026
📍Wyboston Lakes, Beds
🎟️https://ow.ly/bSPO50Xr3Wk Skills for care #MarrProcurement #AndorCards #TheMC2026
📅9 - 10 Mar 2026
📍Wyboston Lakes, Beds
🎟️https://ow.ly/bSPO50Xr3Wk Skills for care #MarrProcurement #AndorCards #TheMC2026
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Grab your discounted tickets for the Managers Conference 2026, the only conference dedicated to care & support managers, deputy managers & aspiring managers!
📅9 - 10 Mar 2026
📍Wyboston Lakes, Beds
🎟️https://ow.ly/bSPO50Xr3Wk Skills for care #MarrProcurement #AndorCards #TheMC2026
📅9 - 10 Mar 2026
📍Wyboston Lakes, Beds
🎟️https://ow.ly/bSPO50Xr3Wk Skills for care #MarrProcurement #AndorCards #TheMC2026
Our CEO Vic Rayner is speaking at the Dementia Community Community Dementia Congress on Tues 18th Nov where she will join a session looking at the challenges & successes in social care & dementia care today. Vic will share insights into the challenges & opportunities ahead for social care #UKDC2025
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our CEO Vic Rayner is speaking at the Dementia Community Community Dementia Congress on Tues 18th Nov where she will join a session looking at the challenges & successes in social care & dementia care today. Vic will share insights into the challenges & opportunities ahead for social care #UKDC2025
The CQC have launched two new consultations & are inviting care providers to respond. The first looks at draft ratings characteristics for local authorities & closes on 25th Nov, the other closes on 11th Dec & seeks feedback on further changes to the CQC's work & the SAF https://ow.ly/NIQH50Xq0O4
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The CQC have launched two new consultations & are inviting care providers to respond. The first looks at draft ratings characteristics for local authorities & closes on 25th Nov, the other closes on 11th Dec & seeks feedback on further changes to the CQC's work & the SAF https://ow.ly/NIQH50Xq0O4
Are you a Registered Manager in #AdultSocialCare wanting to feel more confident about digital transformation? This practical course is tailored for people in your role!
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November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Are you a Registered Manager in #AdultSocialCare wanting to feel more confident about digital transformation? This practical course is tailored for people in your role!
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Sanctuary Care UK 's Allanbank are finalists in Scottish Care's Care Home Awards💙🎊
Read more at: https://ow.ly/oT2750XnReG
#Forpeoplenotforprofit #SanctuaryCare #SocialCare
Read more at: https://ow.ly/oT2750XnReG
#Forpeoplenotforprofit #SanctuaryCare #SocialCare
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Sanctuary Care UK 's Allanbank are finalists in Scottish Care's Care Home Awards💙🎊
Read more at: https://ow.ly/oT2750XnReG
#Forpeoplenotforprofit #SanctuaryCare #SocialCare
Read more at: https://ow.ly/oT2750XnReG
#Forpeoplenotforprofit #SanctuaryCare #SocialCare
🐦MANAGERS CONFERENCE 2026 EARLY BIRD TICKETS🐦
Grab discounted tickets for #TheMC2026 the only conference just for care managers, deputy managers & aspiring managers packed with practice based learning & networking opportunities https://ow.ly/VqNj50Xl3qp Skills for care
Grab discounted tickets for #TheMC2026 the only conference just for care managers, deputy managers & aspiring managers packed with practice based learning & networking opportunities https://ow.ly/VqNj50Xl3qp Skills for care
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🐦MANAGERS CONFERENCE 2026 EARLY BIRD TICKETS🐦
Grab discounted tickets for #TheMC2026 the only conference just for care managers, deputy managers & aspiring managers packed with practice based learning & networking opportunities https://ow.ly/VqNj50Xl3qp Skills for care
Grab discounted tickets for #TheMC2026 the only conference just for care managers, deputy managers & aspiring managers packed with practice based learning & networking opportunities https://ow.ly/VqNj50Xl3qp Skills for care
Artistic Youngster Creates Creepily Creative Gifts for @Friends of the Elderly ’s Malvern Day Care Clients 💙🕸️
Read more at: https://ow.ly/IoYb50XnPX4
#Forpeoplenotforprofit #SocialCare #FriendsoftheElderly
Read more at: https://ow.ly/IoYb50XnPX4
#Forpeoplenotforprofit #SocialCare #FriendsoftheElderly
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Artistic Youngster Creates Creepily Creative Gifts for @Friends of the Elderly ’s Malvern Day Care Clients 💙🕸️
Read more at: https://ow.ly/IoYb50XnPX4
#Forpeoplenotforprofit #SocialCare #FriendsoftheElderly
Read more at: https://ow.ly/IoYb50XnPX4
#Forpeoplenotforprofit #SocialCare #FriendsoftheElderly
Brunel Care's Deerhurst Care Home in top 1% after achieving highest level of recognition for its dementia care💙
Read more here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/members-news/deerhurst-care-home-in-top-1-after-achieving-highest-level-of-recognition-for-its-dementia-care/
#Forpeoplenotforprofit
Read more here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/members-news/deerhurst-care-home-in-top-1-after-achieving-highest-level-of-recognition-for-its-dementia-care/
#Forpeoplenotforprofit
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Brunel Care's Deerhurst Care Home in top 1% after achieving highest level of recognition for its dementia care💙
Read more here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/members-news/deerhurst-care-home-in-top-1-after-achieving-highest-level-of-recognition-for-its-dementia-care/
#Forpeoplenotforprofit
Read more here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/members-news/deerhurst-care-home-in-top-1-after-achieving-highest-level-of-recognition-for-its-dementia-care/
#Forpeoplenotforprofit
Friends of the Elderly's Luton Care Home Hosted a Friends of the Elderly's Luton Care Home Hosted a Spook-Tacular Community Halloween Event💙🎃
Read more here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/members-news/friends-of-the-elderlys-luton-care-home-hosted-a-spook-tacular-community-halloween/
Read more here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/members-news/friends-of-the-elderlys-luton-care-home-hosted-a-spook-tacular-community-halloween/
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Friends of the Elderly's Luton Care Home Hosted a Friends of the Elderly's Luton Care Home Hosted a Spook-Tacular Community Halloween Event💙🎃
Read more here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/members-news/friends-of-the-elderlys-luton-care-home-hosted-a-spook-tacular-community-halloween/
Read more here: https://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/members-news/friends-of-the-elderlys-luton-care-home-hosted-a-spook-tacular-community-halloween/