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To Love Is to Act: What My Cancer Journey Taught Me About Stoicism and Adult Social Care
Pete Jackson, West Midlands ADASS Improvement Director, reflects on how his cancer journey and Stoic philosophy shaped his approach to adult social care, leadership, and resilience.
30 April 2025
Statements
ADASS’s new President: Jess McGregor’s keynote speech
Read Jess McGregor's powerful first speech as ADASS President at this year's Spring Seminar.
29 April 2025
Blog
Melanie Williams reflects on her year as President of ADASS
From leading debates on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour and building a relationship with a new government to developing a toolkit on tech-enabled care and shining a light on young people preparing for adulthood, Melanie Williams discusses her presidency highlights.
28 April 2025
Campaigns
Care Can’t Wait
Realising the potential of social care so that everyone can live a good life
27 April 2025
Statements
ADASS responds to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Our response to the Chancellor's Spring Statement
26 March 2025
Blog
Unlocking £300 million of income for adult social care
By Paul Mason, managing director – OnDemandservices, Civica Adult social care (ASC) is facing a funding gap of around £1.2bn this year, and that’s just to keep up with the current need. As a result, 81% of councils expect to overspend on their budgets in 2024/25. It’s no exaggeration to say that lots of councils are […]
10 March 2025
Blog
Making the case for proactive and preventative care: Insights from ADASS and TEC Services Association’s latest roundtable
By Paul Berney, TSA Associate ADASS and TEC Services Association’s (TSA) joint Commission on proactive and preventative Technology Enabled Care (TEC) hosted its second roundtable in January and the feedback we gathered was invaluable. Chaired by Melanie Williams, ADASS President, and Sir David Pearson, TEC Quality Chair, the event was attended by around 30 commission […]
28 February 2025
Statements
ADASS responds to the National Audit Office report on local government sustainability
Our response to the National Audit Office report on local government sustainability.
28 February 2025
Blog
Celebrating the role of occupational therapy apprentices in adult social care
For National Apprenticeship Week 2025, occupational therapy apprentices discuss their roles.
17 February 2025
Blog
Improving support for young people transitioning into adult social care
ADASS President, Melanie Williams, discusses improving young people’s transition into adult social care.
4 February 2025