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

29 September: Adult Social Care Workers Communitiy of Practice: Exploring Alzheimer’s research in adult social care

Our 7th Communities of Practice (CoP) event for adult social care workers, including those in leadership and management roles, has been organised in recognition of World Alzheimer’s Month, and will focus on Alzheimer’s research within adult social care. We are delighted to be hosting this CoP at the Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub, where

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20 October 2026: workshop for applicants for NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme social care funding

This is an in-person writing workshop designed to help researchers create robust, successful applications for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme social care funding. It is one of a series of webinars and workshops focused on social care to encourage and support people in applying for this funding. The NIHR is committed to nurturing…

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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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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