Improvement for All:​ Stronger Together

On 22 April 2026, ​more than 100 colleagues and partners came together at an event hosted at the University of Birmingham Exchange to:

 Pete Fahy Chair, WM-ADASS Branch, DASS, Coventry City Council

"Our vision is to promote independent lives and fair, thriving communities in the West Midlands by strengthening local health and social care and responding positively to change."

We have five objectives to help us achieve this and which underpin our improvement work. They are:

  1. Build a well-led, stable and resilient adult social care workforce;
  2. Create a shared, trusted, evidence base that drives assurance, learning and innovation;
  3. Strengthen practice quality, confidence and readiness for CQC;
  4. Put lived experience at the centre of local accountability, learning and improvement.
  5. Shape policy and reform by speaking with a clear, confident regional voice.

Through our ‘Improvement for All: Stronger Together’ approach, we support ourselves and each other, with people with lived experience and all our partners, to make health and social care in the West Midlands the best we can.

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Latest News

Your contribution requested: survey on unanswered research about care for people living with multiple long-term conditions

Professor Ian Maidment of WM ADASS research partner University of Aston is seeking inputs from people working in social care as part of a national project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), working with the James Lind Alliance. The aim is to identify the most important unanswered research questions about care for

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23 September 2026 Webinar: From Research to Improvement: The West Midlands Adult Social Care Research Journey

This ADASS Research Committee webinar (1030 - 1200) is the latest in a series designed to support the journey to stronger outcomes through better approaches to evidence. This time, WM ADASS will share our Improvement for All Research Framework that connects evidence, practitioner expertise, data, co-production and lived experience to support better

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24 September 2026 webinar: Practitioner-researchers in social care and social work - findings from a scoping study

This webinar (from 2pm to 3pm) will share findings from a School for Social Care Research (SSCR)-funded scoping study examining the role of practitioner-researchers across social care and social work. The study was led by Hannah Kendrick of the London School of Economics. Participants will hear about key insights from the study, explore a new…

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WM ADASS secures Skills for Care Impact Award to strengthen workforce and market intelligence and future planning

West Midlands ADASS is delighted to have secured funding through the Skills for Care Workforce Strategy Impact Fund to support the next phase of its regional Data Hub, enhancing workforce and market intelligence with predictive insight to support better workforce planning and evidence-based decision-making across adult social care. Hosted by

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Latest Resources

Infographic: Considering deprivation of liberty after AGNI

AGNI is the commonly used shorthand for the landmark 2026 deprivation of liberty case. It is commonly referred to as such because the full official case name is A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland ([2026] UKSC 16). The infographic covers key points.

The AI Playbook

This playbook presents artificial intelligence (AI) not as something futuristic, but as a feature already embedded in people's daily lives. The Playbook provides real stories, practical guidance, and clear values, to help everyone who draws on social care or supports someone who does.

Access the AI Playbook from this link