Working together to improve social care and health services for vulnerable children and adults
Chancellor’s Conference Centre, University of Manchester
Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th March 2010
Once again the annual workshop represents outstanding value in terms of speakers, topics covered, venue and conference fees
Speakers confirmed are:
Hilton Dawson, BASW
Alan Rosenbach, CQC
Adam King, Ofsted
Jane Tunstill, Kings College
Rachel Taylor, Oxfordshire Council
Martin Connor, Trafford PCT
Marnie Caton, Islington Council
Marian Morris, NfER/C4EO
John Woolham, Coventry University
Janet Boddy, IoE
Anne Netten, PSSRU
David Burnby, Consultant
Caroline Glendinning, SPRU University of York
Suzy Powell, Department of Health
David Challis, PSSRU
Martin Knapp, LSE
Alison Thompson, DCSF
Mike Varrow, Oxfordshire Council
Paul Niblett, NHS IC
Alys Young, University of Manchester
Emma Miller, Glasgow School of Social Work
Hannah Roscoe, SCIE
Alison Benjamin, The Guardian
John Bolton, Department of Health
Rob Sinclair, DCSF
Juliette Malley, PSSRU
The Venue The Conference Centre is set in 5 acres of landscaped gardens, only 3 miles from Manchester city centre. All bedrooms are ensuite (all non-smoking) and furnished to a 3 star equivalent standard. Each of the bedrooms is equipped with a desk, direct dial telephone, LCD television, hair dryer and tea and coffee making facilities. Internet access is also available.
Day 1
- Using Local Research in Designing Services for Older People – Oxfordshire County Council (462kb, Powerpoint file)Rachel Taylor and Sara Livadeas, Oxfordshire CC
- The Impact of Self Directed Support and Personal Budgets on the Lives of People Who Use Services in Northamptonshire (2Mb, Powerpoint file)John Woolham, Coventry University
- Addressing Child Poverty in Islington
Through Improved Use of Data (435kb, Powerpoint file)Marnie Caton, Islington Council - Making a Difference to People’s Lives Through Modern Health and Social Care Regulation (2Mb, Powerpoint file)Alan Rosenbach, Care Quality Commission; Adam King, Ofsted
Day 2
- Plenary: Getting from Talk to Action (2Mb, Powerpoint file) David Burnby, Freelance facilitator, trainer and consultant
- Achieving Better Outcomes: Commissioning in Children’s Services (4Mb, Powerpoint file) Bridgit Cameron, Commissioning Support Programme
- Update on the New National User Experience Survey (506Kb, Powerpoint file) Paul Niblett, NHS IC, Suzy Powell, DH and Juliette Malley, PSSRU
- The NIHR School for Social Care Research: Opportunities and Challenges (3Mb, Powerpoint file) Martin Knapp, LSE
- Evaluating the Impact of Integrated Children’s Services (1Mb, Powerpoint file) Marian Morris, NfER
- Tellus4: The Findings and Way Forward (505kb, Powerpoint file) Alison Thompson and Rob Sinclair, DCSF
- Being Creative with Resources (395kb, Powerpoint file) Alys Young, C4EO
- Question time: Tell Us (40Kb, PDF file)
- Question time : 4, 8 10 years (197kb, PDF file)
We are grateful to Dataplus in Belfast and to SCIE for supporting the workshop. The SCIE stand at the event always proves to be popular.
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.
The 2008 SSRG Annual Workshop is supported by
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