The one-day evidence gathering event ‘The Work of Care’ will take place on 11th March between 10am and 4.30pm at St Michael’s House, Coventry. It will focus on the issues facing care workers and unpaid care workers.
The event will bring together a range of speakers – including carers, care workers, academics and policy specialists.
The chair and moderator for this event will be Belinda Phipps – Chair of the Fawcett Society and Co-chair of the PSA Research Commission on Care.
UPDATE: OUR FULL PROGRAMME IS NOW AVAILABLE: final timetable – work of care 11 March
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr. Shireen Hussein, Kings College London
George Sands, UNISON Coventry
David Truswell, Culture Dementia UK
Nnanna Uwakwe – Connecting communities project Alzheimer’s Society Waltham Forest
Dr. Carole Mockford, Warwick University Medical School and lead researcher on of the Services after Hospital: Action to develop REcommenDations (SHARED study)
The event will also include a number of carers, former carers and care workers who will share their experiences
this event is free, includes lunch and is open to the public, but spaces are limited so please register by sending an email to us via our contact form