CONFERENCE

The last Emcare conference was held on the 23rd September 2011 at the Peepul Centre, Orchardson Avenue, Leicester. LE4 6DP.

The conference was well attended as usual and well timed with an agenda that covered current topics of interest as indicated by those delegates present coming from within and outside of the Leicestershire area. Conferences like this provide the opportunity to network with other care home providers and to question speakers on policies that will affect all care homes in the coming months. This is always beneficial and particularly so this year as you can see from the Agenda.

Topics included were:

Opening Address - Allison Cowley, Chair of East Midlands Care Ltd

A Perspective from the Council - Councillor Manjula Sood, Assistant to Mayor of Leicester City

Update from Skills for Care - Liz Heaven, Area Manager & Christine Collymore, Area Officer

East Midlands Workforce Intelligence and Workforce Planning

Harvey Ingram Employment Question Time - John Simon & Kimbra Welch, Harvey Ingram Solicitors

Knowing what works in Adult Social Care - Robert Templeton, Head of Transforming Adult Social Care, Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE)

Review of the Care Home Market from the Banks Perspective - Ian Hardcastle, Head of Healthcare, Royal Bank of Scotland

The Dilnot Report and the Future of Social Care - Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP

Update from CQC - Fiona Allinson, Compliance Manager, Care Quality Commission

Questions & Answers