This year’s Annual Conference and Exhibition

will be held on 29th and 30th October 2008

at the Thistle Hotel in Brighton.

This year our Annual Conference and Exhibition is being held at The Thistle Hotel, King’s Road, Brighton, BN1 2GS on 29^th & 30^th October 2008.

The conference will start at 10am on 29 October and finish by 4pm on 30 October.  We have invited speakers including Ivan Lewis MP, the Minister for Social Care.

We expect this conference to be a great success as Brighton is already proving to be a very popular venue.

To exhibit at our annual conference:

Please click here information letter.

Please click here for floor plans.

Please click here exhibition booking form. 

Please click here for exhibitors hotel booking form.

Just a little note we have already sold 17 of the 24 available stands, so be quick.

We look forward to seeing you all there!!!

Delegates if you wish to register your interest to attend NCA's 2008 Conference please send an email with 'NCA Brighton Annual Conference 2008' in the subject heading to info@nca.gb.com.  The email should contact your name, organisation and address.  Also watch this space for booking forms and conference programme.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 2007

Sponsored by in Association with

30th October - 1st November 2007

held at

The Royal Court Hotel

(to view any speeches or presentation please click on the individual speakers name)

The conference was well attended by not only members but non members also.

October 30^th began at 2pm with a speech by Cherie Booth QC.  There was an exciting flurry of activity before Miss Booth arrived by the security forces.  Miss Booth had lunch with NCA’s Officers and Board of Directors before making a wide ranging speech about care providers and the human rights legislation.

Her speech was followed by a series of workshops, nine in total covering a wide range of subjects from nutrition to benefits, from person centred care to environmentally friendly design of care homes.

In the evening of the first day we held a Charity Fundraiser in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care, Rosemere Cancer Foundation and Bryn Melyn Group Foundation which began with a drinks reception hosted by Fireco, followed by a buffet supper and then a fun quiz.

Was it a coincidence that the winning table was hosted by NCA’s Chairman, Nadra Ahmed OBE but …….. The table that won the booby prize was also hosted by a long serving member of the Board of Directors!

Day 2 began with an address by the Chairman, Nadra Ahmed OBE which was followed by the keynote speaker, Ivan Lewis MP, Minister for Social Care. 

One of the most interesting speeches on the day was from Duncan Budd, Better Regulation Executive from Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform,

The final presentation of the day was about the Mental Capacity Act.

That evening a dinner and dance was held.  Dancing went on for most of the night!

The final day dawned and there were some weary people…… But the final morning began with a speech by David Behan, Director General of Social Care in the Department of Health closely followed by David Walden and John Fraser from CSCI.

The conference finished with a speech by Sheila Scott OBE.  She made a number of announcements in her speech and we will be writing to you about them early in the New Year.

Useful links:

To see the Programme for Tuesday 30th, Wednesday 31st  October and Thursday 1st November 2007 click here

To see list of Social Function 2007 click here