The Carer Care England 💚 National Care Forum Age UK Campaigns ICG The Independent Care Group The current system isn't working so, yes, we do need an NCS, bringing NHS care and #socialcare together, managed centrally but delivered locally, meeting individual communities' needs via a mixed market of providers and a properly rewarded workforce.

The bank holiday long weekend approaches, but not for social care…care workers will be delivering care as usual #socialcare

Do you know the 18 characteristics of a great care worker? The Care Workers' Charity 💚 #socialcare

“We know social care has big challenges, we know there’s a lot for us to do, we know that there are big challenges ahead, but we are working on them.”
Credible after a couple of years in office - but 14? When you’ve twice postponed your key reform? gov.uk/government/spe…

Great to see social care feature in last nights debate on Channel4 #socialcare

Thank you to all our members of iCG who have renewed their membership again this year #socialcare

Philippa has also provided excellent 'fundamental standards of care' training to Kirklees Care Association members, and was a fantastic expert speaker at the Yorkshire and The Humber Care Association Alliance conference in Doncaster in October - Thank you for your support! #socialcare #kirklees

10 reasons to join iCG today...reason number 5...be a part of the system with us Mike Padgham John Pattinson

10 reasons to join iCG today…what rhymes with Three? FREE! Yes that’s right, free… #socialcare

10 reasons to join iCG today…reason 2…over twenty years supporting members
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10 reasons to join iCG…introducing reason number 1
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Yesterday evening I met with a care worker who works in rural North Yorkshire. Amazing commitment to their clients and travels by bicycle to be environmentally friendly. So inspiring to be witness to that kind of dedication to their local community
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Over £50 billion economic value…pretty impressive? #SocialCare

Meeting the Board of ICG The Independent Care Group this morning. Dementia Network planning later…exciting times 😀

A four day week for some of us, but it’s 24hrs a day 365 days a year for #SocialCare

Great trip to New Orleans and now it’s time to be back at work 👍

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The Alliance was proud to sponsor the Dementia Carer Award at the @GBCareawards National Finals.
ICG The Independent Care Group Marketing Executive Brian Johnson presented the award to Juliet McNeilly of Devonshire Court, Leicester RMBI Care Co. with celebrity guest R Y L A N & compere Steve Walls.

Time to put the for-profit versus not-for-profit argument to bed and concentrate on a united effort to get greater funding and reform for a better, mixed market approach to #socialcare delivery, ICG The Independent Care Group Chair Mike Padgham argues in his latest column in Caring UK.