The National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) took place in Liverpool from 11 to 13 November 2026, bringing together leaders from national and local government, health, education and social care to discuss reform across children’s and adults’ services.
Milestones Trust is pleased to announce the successful completion of its merger with the Ordinary Life Project Association (OLPA), marking an important step in the strengthening of the charity’s support for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs in Wiltshire and the wider region.
Linda Bryant, Chief Executive of Together for Mental Wellbeing shares her reflections from the 2026 Together Henry Hawkins Lecture on the importance of lived experience in mental health.
More Than a Provider represents Brandon Trust, Certitude, Choice Support, Dimensions and MacIntyre. Their report Better Lives, Better Value, Better Partnerships argues that adult social care is too often shaped by procurement and lowest rates rather than outcomes.
A November 2026 Update on the Casey Commission's Big Conversation on Care, setting out the actions of the Commission so far, what's next to come and how VODG has engaged.
The Home Secretary announced new plans for migrants settling in the UK, including care workers and changes to proposals on rights to remain, which VODG and our members argued against.
Are your reserves and cashflow assumptions resilient enough? Is your organisation prepared for SORP 2026 lease accounting? And do your controls extend far enough when sensitive data sits with third-party suppliers? These are just some of the questions raised in MHA's Not-for-Profit e-news.
Help us shape VODG’s new AI Leadership Academy. We’re bringing together a small group of member CEOs to test our thinking, identify the leadership questions that matter most and help develop an offer that delivers real value across the membership
Following strong interest in our benchmarking programmes, we’re exploring where comparative insight could add most value next, with central services, workforce and digital among the leading priorities. Join the conversation and help shape what comes next.
