Responding to Andy Burnham’s adult social care announcement during his speech at the Labour Party Conference 2026, ADASS President Phil Holmes said: “It’s good to see the Government’s commitment to br...

Rachel Hutchings, Fellow at Nuffield Trust, discusses why NHS Continuing Healthcare must be a government priority as part of wider conversations on social care reform.

For decades, the debate about integration has focused on structures, systems and services. Former ADASS President, Jess McGregor, argues that we need to turn the question around – starting with the li...

Monthly AI-focused webinars and quarterly AI surgeries for adult social care leaders, managers and practitioners, Autumn 2026–Winter 2027.

Some of the most powerful conversations at the National Children’s and Adults Social Care Conference (NCASC) don’t happen on the main stage, they happen in the ‘Big Chats’. Led by people with lived ex...

By Richard Humphries and Bernie Enright For decades, successive governments have promised reform of adult social care. Reviews have been commissioned, reports have been written and solutions have been...

LocalGov talks to ADASS President Phil Holmes about the social care workforce crisis and what the PM's reform plans need to deliver.

In response to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s announcement today on adult social care reform, Phil Holmes, ADASS President, said: “After decades in which adult social care has been left unresolved by s...

Stuart Cowley, Director of Adult Social Care and Health at Wigan Council, explores why the future of adult social care reform depends on empowering communities, neighbourhoods and local systems to sha...

ADASS Senior Policy Officer Paul Buddery and experts share their reflections on co-producing our Care Closer to Home policy statement and the importance of the question, ‘so, what next?’.

David Cole lives in Dorset and draws on adult social care. He is a Quality Assurance Lived Experience Adviser at the council and shares his reflections for Co-production Week’s 2026 theme ‘Care Equity...

We're proud to launch our Co-production Vision: our commitment to making co-production a core part of ADASS culture.

Dr Laura Tucker explores why establishing a culture of research empowers staff, strengthens practice and improves outcomes for people who draw on care and support. She shares best practice for support...

Adult safeguarding is some of the most complex and important work in social care, yet it often goes unseen. Melanie Williams, Executive Director of Adults and Wellbeing at West Northamptonshire Counci...

Drawing on insights from his President’s Day and discussions with parliamentarians and partners, ADASS President Phil Holmes argues that tackling loneliness is one of the defining challenges of our ti...

Jude Boyle from Derbyshire County Council and Michael Rose from Derby City Council share insights project in Derbyshire examining the barriers to sharing high-level carer data across the local care an...

Aly spent over a decade caring for family members, including her mother-in-law and mum, both living with Alzheimer’s. When caring suddenly ended, she was left navigating grief, exhaustion, and identit...

Mark Rance explores how the Kirklees Integrated Community Equipment Services model is reducing costs and tackling inequity, while delivering better outcomes for people who draw on care and support, th...

Chris Lehmann, ADASS Research Committee Chair, and Professor Catherine Needham, Professor of Public Policy and Public Management at the University of Birmingham, report back from an exciting research ...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) have updated our Joint Working Protocol (JWP) agreement that sets out how we work together to share ...

Steve Crocker, an ADASS Research Committee member, explores different research approaches in adult social care.

Freshly retired, Mel Lock reflects on the people, partnerships and principles that shaped her career - from championing lived experience and rural communities to navigating funding pressures and refor...

Professor Oonagh Smyth CBE and Sir David Pearson, share insights from the position statement on adult social care’s contribution to the Neighbourhood Health Service from the Workforce Strategy for Adu...

In 2013 Dave Cole was diagnosed with epilepsy and has had decades of mental health struggles. Thanks to the support of his carers, coupled with Technology Enabled Care, he is now living an independent...

Our response to the Government's announcement on local government reorganisation.

Neil Revely makes the case that supported housing is not a peripheral concern for adult social care but the foundation upon which good care depends. Without stable, appropriate housing, effective adul...

Bradford Council’s Adults with Disabilities Team share insights on their Promote the Vote campaign which sees social workers support care homes and supported living providers with guidance to ensure t...

Our response to today’s speech by Dame Louise Casey at the Nuffield Trust Summit 2026.

Kathryn Marsden OBE reflects on her time as the Chief Executive at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) as she prepares to step down from her role.

At the heart of the complex disability history of the last decades are real people, each with a story to share. Our Life Stories is a first of its kind peer research project, co-produced by people wit...

Our response to DHSC's announcement on above inflation increases for working age people

James Bullion, Assistant Director of Policy for the Casey Review at the Local Government Association (LGA), sets out why adult social care needs more than funding alone, and why councils must play a c...

Rashpal Bishop is due to take up the post of ADASS Vice President and Trustee in 2026. In her first blog for the Association, she introduces herself and tells us a bit about her dual passion for digit...