The Coalition hosted a one day conference on November 4 at the Congress Centre, London. This explored what the opportunities and challenges the recent changes in health policy mean for social enterprise.  It provided an overview of the government's vision for the role of social enterprise in transforming health and social care in England. 

There were speeches and lively debates addressing practitioners, policy-makers and social enterprises. Speakers included Lord Victor Adebowale, Chief Executive of TurningPoint, a successful social enterprise; David Behan, Director-General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships; Bob Ricketts, Director of System Management and New Enterprise, Department of Health and Dame Christine Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer.

You can find the conference report and presentations below.

 Health and Social Care Conference Report

‘Social Enterprise and Social Care'

‘From the NHS to Social Enterprise: An Introduction'

‘Strategic Commissioning: Market Shaping'

‘The Right to Request: What this Means for You'

‘Challenges for Social Enterprises Delivering Public Services'

‘Integrated Health and Social Care'

‘Moving Out of the NHS'

‘Making the Mixed Economy Real: the Role of the Private Sector'