Author Archives: Isla Thompson
‘A World’ by Haris Ahmed
Bradford poet Haris Ahmed shares A World, a powerful poem shaped by his lived experience and read by ADASS Trustee Fazeela Hafejee at the ADASS Spring Seminar 2026.
11 September 2026
Statements
ADASS welcomes rethink on local government’s role in integrated care boards
ADDASS has responded to the Government’s U-turn on Health Bill proposals to remove mandated council representation from integrated care boards. Phil Holmes, President of ADASS, said: “Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) work best when the NHS, local government and adult social care work together to improve outcomes for people and communities. ADASS has long been concerned about […]
3 September 2026
Blog
Winds of change: how should NHS Continuing Healthcare feature in social care reform?
Rachel Hutchings, Fellow at Nuffield Trust, discusses why NHS Continuing Healthcare must be a government priority as part of wider conversations on social care reform.
26 August 2026
Blog
A career in care: creating opportunities for the next generation
As young people receive their GCSE results and consider what comes next, there is a renewed national debate about the routes we offer them into rewarding work. Adult social care should be part of that conversation.
20 August 2026
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Soup or salad? It’s time to rethink health and care integration
For decades, the debate about integration has focused on structures, systems and services. Former ADASS President, Jess McGregor, argues that we need to turn the question around – starting with the life someone wants to lead and asking how health, care and communities can help. For decades, the debate about integration has focused on structures, […]
18 August 2026
Blog
How ‘Big Chats’ bring co-production to life across children’s and adult social care
Some of the most powerful conversations at the National Children’s and Adults Social Care Conference (NCASC) don’t happen on the main stage, they happen in the ‘Big Chats’. Led by people with lived experience of care and support, these lively sessions aim to create a welcoming space to explore the issues that matter most to people and communities. The Big […]
11 August 2026
Statements
ADASS responds to expansion of community mental health support across England
In response to the Government’s announcement of a major expansion of community mental health support across England, Phil Holmes, ADASS President, said: ADASS welcomes this news; we are pleased that Government recognises the vital need for investment in mental health support to improve the quality of life, prospects and length of life of people experiencing […]
6 August 2026
Blog
This time we are going to do it!
By Richard Humphries and Bernie Enright For decades, successive governments have promised reform of adult social care. Reviews have been commissioned, reports have been written and solutions have been proposed. Yet meaningful, lasting change has remained out of reach… until now. What we’ve got at the moment is a sense of hope that real change […]
4 August 2026
Learning from Safeguarding Adults Reviews: How can they have national impact?
Adi Cooper and Professor Michael Preston-Shoot provide an update on recent developments concerning how issues from Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) can be escalated nationally. Recently there has been some significant progress following a review by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the National Network for SAB Chairs of whether the safeguarding escalation […]
4 August 2026
Statements
ADASS responds to Andy Burnham’s speech on social care reform
In response to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s announcement today on adult social care reform, Phil Holmes, ADASS President, said: “After decades in which adult social care has been left unresolved by successive governments, the Prime Minister’s willingness to face this difficult but necessary work head on is the leadership the sector has been asking for. […]
29 July 2026
