CPA comms update 2 May
CPA updates
· Care Provider Alliance (CPA) response to the commencement of the Casey Commission
Professor Vic Rayner OBE, Chair of the CPA commented: “The CPA welcomes the official launch of the Commission and believes that the work of the Commission cannot come soon enough. There will be a challenging balancing act for Baroness Casey between addressing the serious challenges in the here and now, with high levels of unmet need, inequitable access to social care and support, and increasingly fragile provision, and the need to engage in an ambitious discussion about the future of social care and support. Read the full response here.
· New Webinar: Adult Social Care Honours Nominations: May 23, 2025, 11:00 - 12:00 BST
Delivered in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), this webinar, is aimed at increasing nominations from the sector. It will demystify the UK honour nominations process, and show you how to put forward people who have made a real difference to their community and the people they serve.
More information and how register here.
· Delivering Neighbourhood Health Services – recordings online
The webinar recording, presentation and resources are now online. Link here.
· Community of practice discussion forum
Join the conversation! Register or login to join our online discussions, engagement and consultations on topics affecting Care Providers. Join here.
Member news
Casey Commission member responses:
Government/Regulation
· Independent commission into adult social care: terms of reference
Terms of reference for Baroness Casey's independent commission into adult social care. Details here.
· Low Pay Commission consultation 2025
The Low Pay Commission is inviting submissions to inform its recommendations to the Government on minimum wage rates in 2026 and beyond. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 30 June 2025. Details here.
· UKHSA publishes new analysis of health inequalities in England
The report provides a high-level summary of the current state of health inequalities in England caused by infectious diseases, as well as environmental health hazards. The analysis mainly uses hospital admissions as a measure of infectious disease levels. Details here.
· Lords 'tidies up' Mental Health Bill
Members of the House of Lords 'tidied up' the Mental Health Bill at third reading on Wednesday 23 April. An amendment (change) was put forward that would reduce from six months to three months the period within which an application to the tribunal may be made, where a patient is transferred from guardianship to a hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983. The amendment was agreed to without a vote. The bill now passes to the House of Commons for their consideration. Details here.
· Cyber Governance Code of Practice
This Code of Practice and wider governance package shows boards and directors how to manage digital risks and protect their businesses and organisations from cyber attacks. Details here.
· Trusteeship – a positive opportunity: understanding skills, experience and demographics in England and Wales
The Commission has been working with PBE, a registered charity and think tank specialising in social sector-based research, to conduct a new national survey of registered trustees. The research aims to better understand the existing trustee population and inform ways to encourage and target more people to take up a trusteeship in the future
· Guidance on the use of AI-enabled ambient scribing products in health and care settings
This guidance outlines key considerations for NHS technology leaders implementing ambient scribing products across health and care settings in England. Ambient scribing products, when combined with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), can convert speech directly into structured medical documentation, such as notes and letters. Read more here.
Other sector information
· New NICE guidance: Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk
This guideline covers assessing risk of falling and interventions to prevent falls in all people aged 65 and over, and people aged 50 to 64 who are at higher risk of falls. It aims to reduce the risk and incidence of falls, and the associated distress, pain, injury, loss of confidence, loss of independence and mortality. Details here.
· Help shape practical tools to support older people in your community
Councils across the UK are facing the growing challenge—and opportunity—of an ageing population. As more of us live longer lives, it’s essential that our towns, cities and neighbourhoods work well for people of all ages.
To make this easier, Centre for Ageing Better, ARUP, and Housing LIN are working together to develop practical tools and resources to help councils take an age-friendly approach to planning, policy, and service delivery. Survey here.
· SCIE launches awards to recognise contributions to social care
SCIE is proud to announce the launch of our first-ever Social Care Impact Awards. These awards will identify, recognise, and reward small organisations doing exceptional work in social care. SCIE is a not-for-profit, independent, and impartial charity driven by improving social care for adults and children. By launching our Social Care Impact Awards, we hope to support those organisations that would not ordinarily have the budget available to commission our services. Read more here.
· Workshop for care leaders: Understanding how older people can thrive in care homes, : Wednesday 14th May, 12-2pm
Our ‘Thriving in Residential Care’ research is the UK’s largest qualitative research study of the experiences of older people living in care homes. In the research, we identified 6 key ways that older people can be supported to thrive in care homes.
We’re running a dedicated workshop to support care services in taking this research forward! Join us for 2 hours online, and find out how you can use the research in your care service to enhance quality of life! More here.
· Care Home Health Technology Questionnaire
We want to know about the work you do in your care home, particularly if you work with technologies to support your residents' health and wellbeing, or if you've identified health technologies that might help you improve the way you care for your residents. To help us with this, we are asking you to complete a short online survey on health technology within care homes. By health technologies we mean devices, kits, apps, machines and tests that can help you support, care for or monitor the wellbeing of residents. This could include technologies which help prevent adverse events from happening. We're also interested in your experiences and thoughts about technologies which may enable you to make diagnoses when working with visiting healthcare professionals. Take the survey here.
· Email message from Harry at linglyAI re: language barrier
I've recently completed research on the language barrier in home care, analysing thousands of online reviews. I learnt that 9 out of 10 complaints about carers are linked to communication issues. You can read the full report here: The Language Crisis in Adult Social Care
At lingly, we're working to address this often overlooked problem through language tools specifically designed for international care workers. We currently have pilots running in Cornwall, London, and Yorkshire. I'm reaching out to introduce myself and because I'd love to know - is this language barrier something that care providers in your network are experiencing? Do you perhaps support them with workforce challenges like this?
I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback. If this is relevant to you then it would be great to arrange a brief intro call to share our what we've learnt about this problem and how to address it.
Please contact Harry direct on harry@linglyai.com if you are interested in meeting.
· Email from West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) requesting feedback from providers in the West Midland
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is committed to doubling the size of the region’s social economy. To achieve this, we need your insights.
This survey is designed to better understand the impact social economy organisations are having across the region and what support you need to sustain and scale this impact. Your feedback will play a key role in shaping WMCA’s strategy to support and grow the sector.
Every social economy organisation that completes this survey enters a prize draw to win bespoke support for their organisation, including a consultation and advisory session with the West Midlands’ Social Economy Growth Programme Lead.
DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES: FRIDAY 16th MAY. We would be grateful for your response to this survey by Friday 16th May. Survey link here.
· Digital Care hub: New Materials for the publication deadline
With only 2 months to go until the publication deadline, we are working hard to produce some new and engaging materials to support you to connect with your local social care providers. Our current focus includes SMEs and non-residential services, but we want to hear from you!
Please share your ideas on the key messaging you want covered, the preferred format, and any other suggestions you think would be effective. If you have something that is working well locally, let us know—we'd love to draw inspiration from your success and share it with others.
Please email Rhianna: rhianna@digitalcarehub.co.uk
· Age UK’s new campaign ‘Act Now, Age Better’ hopes to start a national conversation about how becoming more physically active in our 50s and 60s can ensure a happier, healthier and more independent later life.
New research by Age UK shows that three quarters of midlifers (adults aged between 50 – 65) equivalent to 10 million - worry about staying healthy as they age.
Age UK has launched its new preventative campaign ‘Act Now, Age Better’, which hopes to start a national conversation about how becoming more physically active in midlife can ensure a happier, healthier, more independent later life. Details here.