The Carers Network is well-established and includes adult social carer leads from each of our 14 councils along with representation from health and voluntary sector partners.
Carers' conference 2024
The West Midlands Carers Conference was held in Birmingham on 16 July. The videos give a flavour of who came, what they talked about and what's going to be happening next.
About the Network
The Network meets bi-monthly online to support the West Midlands Improvement Programme, providing information, improvement and best practice sharing for carer leads across the region.
The Network recognises family carers as a key part of building a sustainable care market and social care workforce and works to:
- enable the successful implementation of national policy on health and care
- support carers in building a resilient adult social care and NHS system supporting people to live active and purposeful lives
- promote carers as part of the WM ADASS commitment to promote social justice and narrow the gap in health outcomes for those facing inequalities
The Network is sponsored by Peter Tomlin, Director of Adult Services, Stoke City Council and co-chaired by Gordon Strachan, Head of Business Systems and Improvement at Birmingham City Council and Beverley Stevens, a commissioner at Sandwell Council.