Care Talk - https://www.caretalk.co.uk/​​​​  Nominate for Social Care Top 30 -Care Talk - https://www.caretalk.co.uk/sct30/​​​​  Welcome to the next podcast of Conversations in Social Care,  a series of lively podcasts which provide a stimulating platform to disseminate innovation and best practice as well as discussing the issues that really matter for people working in the sector.   This podcast is bought to you by Care Talk in association with the Social Care Top 30, showcasing and recognising real leadership and excellence in the sector.  Host Steve Walls gets up close and personal with a range of high profile guests, and listeners will also have the privilege of hearing from award winning care and support professionals, giving a unique insight into life on the frontline.   In this episode we catch up with Professor Martin Green MBE, CEO at Care England, who gives us a fascinating insight into his colourful and very impressive career; including his work in NGO development, and his on-going relationship with Whitehall and Downing Street.  Martin also discusses the upcoming Care Talk Conference with Simon Stevens, CEO at NHS England, explaining why this is a vital platform to bring together health and social care together and how he finally hopes we can achieve long overdue reform for the sector,  Informative, engaging and very entertaining!

Care Talk - https://www.caretalk.co.uk/​​​ Nominate for Social Care Top 30 -Care Talk - https://www.caretalk.co.uk/sct30/​​​  Welcome to the next podcast of Conversations in Social Care,  a series of lively podcasts which provide a stimulating platform to disseminate innovation and best practice as well as discussing the issues that really matter for people working in the sector.   This podcast is bought to you by Care Talk in association with the Social Care Top 30, showcasing and recognising real leadership and excellence in the sector.  Host Steve Walls gets up close and personal with a range of high profile guests, and listeners will also have the privilege of hearing from award winning care and support professionals, giving a unique insight into life on the frontline. In this episode Vic Rayner, CEO of National Care Forum, talks about own personal values in social care and  the challenges facing NFP care providers. Vic also tells us about how she thinks we can finally achieve parity of esteem between social care and our NHS colleagues, in addition to her aims going forward at the NCF.

Care Talk - https://www.caretalk.co.uk/​  Nominate for Social Care Top 30 -https://www.caretalk.co.uk/sct30/​  Welcome to the next podcast of Conversations in Social Care,  a series of lively podcasts which provide a stimulating platform to disseminate innovation and best practice as well as discussing the issues that really matter for people working in the sector.  This podcast is bought to you by Care Talk in association with the Social Care Top 30, showcasing and recognising real leadership and excellence in the sector.  Host Steve Walls gets up close and personal with a range of high profile guests, and listeners will also have the privilege of hearing from award winning care and support professionals, giving a unique insight into life on the frontline.   In this episode Prof Deborah Sturdy, Chief Nurse Adult Social Care, talks about her ambition to boost the status and standards of nursing in social care. And after a year where the nation clapped for our carers, Deborah also tells us about her passion to unify and further strengthen the identity of the social care workforce.

Care Talk - www.caretalk.co.uk Nominate for Social Care Top 30 -Care Talk - www.caretalk.co.uk/sct30/ Welcome to the very first podcast, Conversations in Social Care, a series of lively podcasts which provide a stimulating platform to disseminate innovation and best practice as well as discussing the issues that really matter for people working in the sector. This podcast is bought to you by Care Talk in association with the Social Care Top 30, showcasing and recognising real leadership and excellence in the sector. Host Steve Walls gets up close and personal with a range of high profile guests, and listeners will also have the privilege of hearing from award winning care and support professionals, giving a unique insight into life on the frontline. In this episode Jane Ashcroft CBE, CEO at Anchor Hanover, England’s largest provider of specialist housing and care for older people, talks about Leadership in Social Care at all levels. Jane also reflects on the challenges and opportunities associated with Covid, the importance of recognising and valuing staff and tells us who she would invite to her celebratory dinner party post Covid!