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Home > News > Director General of Adult Social Care visits Kent House
The National Care Forum held its latest meeting at the service, with guests including the Government’s Director General of Adult Social Care, Sally Warren, and leaders representing the social care sector.
It was a wonderful opportunity to highlight the impact of our work supporting people with brain injuries and other neurological conditions.
During the visit, the people we support had the chance to chat with Sally and the other leaders, and to share their questions and concerns about issues and themes which are particularly important to them.
Claire Locke, Service Manager at Kent House, said: “We started the day with two of our residents guiding, parking and directing visitors for coffee and cake.
“A tour of Kent House was led by one of the people we support. Following the tour, the team from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) were all involved in a question and answer session with the people we support and the staff team from Kent House.”
Vic Rayner OBE, CEO of the National Care Forum (NCF), said: “We wanted to start off with the voices of the workforce and those drawing on care and support, to ensure these were front and centre of the discussions.
“Dialogue like this is critical in helping officials fully understand the essential role that social care plays in our communities and the difference it makes to people’s lives.”
Davina Jones, Head of Policy, Influencing and Social Change Programmes at Brainkind said: “At a critical time for the social care sector it is important to meet and share ideas. Working with NCF has enabled us to share the views and experiences of both the people we support and the multi-disciplinary staff team directly with the DHSC.
“Building on the theme of shared experiences, the Roundtable meeting in the afternoon provided a forum to think big, and to start a series of conversations which will have a positive impact on the long-term future of social care.”
Vic Rayner said: “We’re very grateful for the hospitality extended by everyone at Brainkind and to all the providers, staff and people who shared their lived experience for taking the time to join the discussions.”
Claire said: “It was a truly memorable day with so much positive feedback. It was an absolute pleasure to showcase the unit and the work that we do. Thank you to everyone that helped prepare for this and on the day itself. I have a huge sense of pride we were able to accommodate this.”
For more news about the day, visit the National Care Forum’s website.
