NEC Birmingham |  08 - 09 October 2025

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Conference Programme

The Care Show Birmingham 2025 programme is here! Stay tuned for more updates

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Nourish
Keynote Theatre
  1. The Casey Commission and Employment Rights Bill/Fair Pay Agreement
  2. Sponsored by:

    Nourish

  3. An address from the Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care from Care Quality Commission

    Sponsored by:

    CQC

  4. In a sector facing unprecedented staffing shortages and financial strain, resilience begins with people. Led by Teresa Wilson, Operational Director for Brook Street Social Care, the session explores h ...

    Sponsored by:

    brook street

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  6. In an era of rising food inflation and unpredictable labour challenge, care homes face mounting pressure to deliver consistent, high-quality meals on a budget. This session explores how fixed-price ca ...

    Sponsored by:

    Apetito

  7. Join us to talk through CQC’s requirements of registration and our expectations • Homecare registrations – what’s changed? • Hear directly from CQC’s registration team

    Sponsored by:

    CQC

  8. Sponsored by:

    Homecare Association

CSI
People, Workforce & Wellbeing Theatre
  1. Sponsored by:

    Arjo

  2. An open, honest, heart led session about death. Death is more of a human event, not a clinical one and in this session we will talk about the importance of connection, understanding our own feelings a ...
  3. Join Narinder Hans (Deputy), Amanda Brooke and James Westwood Beere (Lifeways) to explore how digital rostering transformed care across 1,100 services and 10,000 staff. By replacing manual rotas with ...

    Sponsored by:

    Deputy

  4. Sponsored by:

    CQC

Homecare Theatre
  1. This session aims to acknowledge and raise awareness of the effects of compassion fatigue in the nursing and healthcare profession. Strategies are offered to develop resilience and maintain physical a ...
  2. Sponsored by:

    Nourish

  3. Come and join the panel to discuss delegated healthcare activities. We will be showcasing the work that has been happening nationally and locally; and sharing different perspectives and learnings from ...
  4.  This presentation designed to help home care providers harness the power of local search marketing, even if they have no formal marketing background. Delivered by Marie Page, Marketing Manager at Car ...

    Sponsored by:

    Care Line Live

PCS Arq
Business Theatre
  1. Sponsored by:

  2. This vital discussion will bring together the voices and perspectives of researchers with those of social care and support employers who are facing ongoing workforce challenges in different parts of t ...
  3. When a family is choosing care, the decision is rarely straightforward and it’s often shaped by things providers don’t realise they’re doing (or not doing). In this session of Tea with Tobi Live, we’l ...
  4. Future-proofing your business: developing a plan for business viabilityFuture-proofing your business: developing a plan for business viability
  5. Sponsored by:

    PCS

  6. Starting strong: overcoming the challenges of setting up as a new providerStarting strong: overcoming the challenges of setting up as a new provider
  7. TBCTBC

Cool Care Sensio

Technology Theatre
  1. This interactive panel session will explore how technology is being used creatively within self-directed support and personal budgets. Bringing together voices from support providers, tech organisatio ...
  2. Sponsored by:

    Cool Care

  3. Sponsored by:

    Sensio

  4. Insights into elderly care tech adoption and benefits
  5. Sponsored by:

    Ally

  6. At this year’s Birmingham Care Show, I’m sharing how we’ve implemented Verso Vision—an AI-powered safety monitoring system—in our two care homes with outstanding results. Verso Vision uses a sensor wi ...

    Sponsored by:

    Verso Vision

  7. The Care Technologist Training Project is set to create a new type of professional for adult social care and aims to enable people who draw on care and support to confidently find and use technology t ...

Delux / Amara

Design, Build & Environments Theatre
  1. expand understanding
  2. Sponsored By
    The power of three: designing care settings for service users, families, and care staff
  3. Sponsored by:

    Washco

     

Pippa

Retirement Living Stage
  1. Sponsored by:

    Pippa

  2. How do we bridge the gap between home care and care homes including the regulatory position between the two options•    Understand the difference between home care and care home plus the benefits of e ...

    Sponsored by:

    Carless Adams

  3. The Retirement Living Awards aim to seek out the best retirement housing projects and integrated retirement communities and services in the UK, looking for innovation, quality and assurance. Please jo ...
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The Outstanding Society's Learning Lounge
  1. In this panel, providers and sector experts talk about the growing use of AI in social care settings. With a focus on it's practical applications, benefits and risks we will delve into the nitty gritt ...
  2. For this engaging session, the Outstanding Society directors will be joined by: • Jane Brightman, Director of Workforce Engagement, Skills for Care • Tina Wathern, Head of Education, LGBT Foundation • ...
Nourish
Keynote Theatre
  1. Gain a front-row seat to the workings of a coroner’s court in this scripted mock inquest, created specifically for care providers. Follow the proceedings of a fictional case to understand how evidence ...
  2. Sponsored by:

    Nourish

CSI
People, Workforce & Wellbeing Theatre
  1. • Join us to hear from the regulator and a provider, to have a wider discussion about modern slavery and exploitation • We are delighted to welcome Holly Spiers, a provider, to the stage with us • Hol ...
  2. Workplace incivility is more than just rudeness — it's the subtle, often unspoken behaviours that undermine trust, morale, and team cohesion. Left unaddressed, it contributes to increased stress, redu ...
Homecare Theatre
  1. Social care entrepreneurship can survive in today's tumultuous environment. By transforming challenges into stepping stones towards a legacy of sustainable growth, we can look forward to increased exc ...
  2. • Join us to talk through CQC’s requirements of registration for homecare providers specifically and learn more about what has changed in our piloting of registrations to make the process more efficie ...
  3. Sponsored by:

    Homecare Association

  4. The session will offer a practical overview of what the DFG is, how it works, and how it can support people working in homecare, reablement and social care more broadly. I’ll share real examples and c ...
PCS Arq
Business Theatre
  1. Geoffrey Cox is the CEO of Eden Alternative UK. Eden was founded in the USA in the 1990s and is now practiced around the world as an alternative model of care to deliver results by improving:   1. Tea ...

    Sponsored by:

    Eden Alternative

  2. The care sector is facing mounting challenges, from recruitment pressures and rising operational costs to increased competition and changing resident expectations. In a world where first impressions a ...
    Webbox
  3. Sales in the care sector can be a delicate balance between knowing when to push and when to nurture. In this session with Lisa Vile, we’ll explore how to maximise your sales performance, with actionab ...
  4. Join this celebration of innovation in care as the National Care Forum announce the team or individual who has won this year’s Care Innovation Challenge. They will not only hold the title of 2025 Chal ...

Cool Care Sensio

Technology Theatre
  1. This presentation explores how Abbotsford Care uses AI, especially large language models as a creative and communication tool to support growth, leadership, and connection across our care services. We ...
  2. Discover how smart technology can help unlock staff savings while ensuring quality and valuing people at the heart of quality care. This panel brings together experts in the care community to explore ...
  3. TBCTBC
  4. Gain insights from a new partnership between NCF and University of Liverpool aimed at creating better outcomes for adult social care. Hear about the project’s aims around digital upskilling, testing o ...
  5. TBCTBC

Delux / Amara

Design, Build & Environments Theatre
  1. Colour is more than decoration – it’s a powerful tool for dignity, safety, and wellbeing. This session explores how thoughtful use of colour and contrast can transform environments for people living w ...
    Sponsored By
    Colour & contrast: designing dementia-friendly environments that work
  2. The panel seeks to explore the questions rising from conversion of former care homes including viability, suitability and alternatives in a changing market.We seek to provide an overview of the benefi ...
  3. Home care. Integrated retirement community. Assisted living. Suite models. Care home. Dementia care home. Step up step down. These models of later living accommodation all exist but what do they mean, ...
  4. How you an achieve a sensory garden , through grants , fund raising resident involvement .The impact of sensory Garden to residents staff and familylearning experiencespathways to achieve support for ...
  5. TBCTBC

Pippa

Retirement Living Stage
  1. Sponsored by:

    Gainsborough (abacus)

  2. This session details Integrated Retirement Communities, a modern form of housing-with-care that is growing in popularity in the UK. The session will explain how the IRC model is structured, its impact ...
  3. Panel DiscussionImportance of exercise in later life
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The Outstanding Society's Learning Lounge
  1. Join the OS Directors and Chris Day of the CQC while they reflect on all of amazing information shared over the last two days and our collaborative future visions. We will be thanking all of our panel ...

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