Mary Read

Day 1 of #NCASC25 is underway!

Today we'll be:

🟣 Reframing Adult Social Care: Why stories matter
🟣 Defining well-led: Embedding ‘Making It Real’ in CQC assurance
🟣 Big Chat 2: Measuring what works in Adult Social Care
🟣 AI with ethics: Responsible use of generative AI in Adult Social Care

Care can't wait As I begin my presidency at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), I am struck by how many brilliant women have gone before me, each with...

“By amplifying real-life stories, proving how well-funded and supported social care can help people to thrive, we can show why it warrants further investment,” @jessmcp.bsky.social, discusses our new Care Can’t Wait campaign in the MJ.

Melanie Williams @adass.bsky.social reflects on her year as President of the Directors Association. ‘Coproduction is written through’ ADASS and its next Presidents.
@tlap.bsky.social @socialcarefuture.bsky.social
@clentonf.bsky.social @mroutled.bsky.social

Care Can't Wait - ADASS Realising the potential of social care so that everyone can live a good life

Today we launch our new #CareCantWait campaign, sharing stories of how good adult social care can enable us to live meaningful lives in our homes and communities, but reform and investment are urgently needed to achieve this for everyone. Find out more: www.adass.org.uk/care-cant-wait/

A really interesting session at #NCASC led by social workers and unpaid carers. A lot of evidence about the need to spend far more time listening to care users and their families....

Mel Williams (ADASS) expresses hope for the future; hope for adult social care. It’s been a while since we have heard this… #ncasc24

At opening of NCAS Conference, it is pleasing to hear Melanie Williams, President of ADASS highlighting importance of supporting carers in her opening speech. Also important that she recognised the financial challenges faced by wider social care sector. #ncasc24

ADASS president Melanie Williams opening NCASC with @socialcarefuture.bsky.social vision.

‘We cannot vision for a tomorrow when the cost of today has become so insurmountable. The Budget had catastrophic impacts on the cost of adult social care’ - strong stuff from @adass.bsky.social president Melanie Williams at opening of annual social services conference

Loving hearing about Gloriously Ordinary Lives test @ncasc. Great start to the day @tricianicoll.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/25nDNdz I have started a new pack @socialcarefuture.bsky.social @ianmccreath.bsky.social @tlap.bsky.social @commcats.bsky.social @nicksinclair.bsky.social @maryread1.bsky.social ...need to populate it more of course...😊

Introducing our latest report, ‘Data for people’ — a report co-produced with people who draw on care and support, as well as family and friend carers. This new report sets out 15 key principles and 6 actions to improve how care data is collected, stored, shared, and used in England. bit.ly/3Y9AefE

Anna Severwright speaking at the People Power event in Manchester

“It’s never ok to have a meeting about social care or the NHS and not have anyone who draws on care and support there in the room too…
- Social Care Future convenor Anna Severwright at the People Power Gathering today

Join our new When I Get Old #WIGO movement for more care choice for the people we care about and our future selves www.wigo.org.uk Tell us about your care experiences and aspirations using this splendid survey from @gobbyio.bsky.social wigo.org.uk/tell-us-what...

Glad to be leaving X and joining friends @bsky.app