2026 Conference Speakers
As part of this year’s Celebrating Our Sector Conference, we’ll be joined by speakers from across adult social care, regulation, workforce development and research to share their perspectives on learning and improvement across the sector.
Natalie Reed – CQC
Interim Director of Adult Social Care
Learning and Improvement: A Shared Journey
Natalie will explore CQC’s own learning and improvement journey and what it means for providers, including themes emerging from provider assessments and local authority reviews, what the sector can take from them, and how regulation can support learning rather than compliance alone.
Claire Robinson – Civinet
Human Learning Systems – A Provider Perspective
Claire will share a provider perspective on Human Learning Systems and its approach to learning and working with complexity in social care.
Learning Together: People, Organisations and Systems
How learning happens in care, and how we get better at getting better.
A panel discussion bringing together perspectives from across the sector with:
Helen Jackson – Skills for Care
Mandi Syrett – UEA
Anne Riches – Saturn Healthcare / Peer Supporter
Bringing the Sector Together
This annual event brings together:
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Care providers from across Norfolk
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Frontline staff making a real difference every day
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Unpaid carers whose commitment deserves recognition
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Sector partners and sponsors supporting adult social care
The awards ceremony is more than just an evening of celebration. It includes vital networking opportunities with local providers and sector leaders, speakers focused on innovation and best practice, and market stalls showcasing products, services, and resources for the sector.
By recognising outstanding achievements, the Norfolk Care Awards help raise standards across the county and highlight the sector’s vital role in supporting communities.
Where Innovation Meets Recognition in Adult Social Care
Celebrating Our Sector: Innovation, Collaboration and the Future of Social Care brought together care providers, leaders and professionals from across Norfolk for an inspiring afternoon of learning, recognition and connection.
The event featured expert insights from speakers including Dr Jane Townson OBE, valuable networking opportunities and the Norfolk Care Awards ceremony – recognising individuals and teams who are delivering outstanding, person-centred care across the county. This unique gathering showcased the excellence, innovation and collaboration at the heart of adult social care in Norfolk.
Norfolk Care Awards 2025
As part of our event, we were delighted to present a selection of awards recognising the people and teams who are making an exceptional contribution to adult social care in Norfolk.
Anyone could make a nomination – colleagues, managers, unpaid carers, and members of the public – anyone who wished to shine a light on the outstanding work happening across our sector.
Meet our 2025 winners:
Harold Bodmer Lifetime Achievement: Angela Herbert – Director of Care, St Martins Housing
Harold Bodmer Lifetime Achievement (Highly Commended): Frances Friday – Operations Manager, Cygnet Care
Outstanding Leadership: Pedro Campos – Home Manager, Cavell Court
Inspiring Individual: Cameron Carter – Registered Manager & QA Lead, ArmsCare
Collaboration in Social Care: Badgers Wood Care Home
Innovation in Social Care: Home Instead Norwich – “Betty” the training mannequin
Improving Quality in Social Care: Badgers Wood Care Home
Norfolk Care Awards 2024
On the 6th of June 2024, we hosted our first set of Care Awards at Sprowston Manor. The event was hosted by a special guest, comedian Alistair Barrie. and was a night of celebration for providers across Norfolk.
We’d like to take this opportunity to once again congratulate all of the evenings outstanding winners and finalists who shine a positive light on social care in Norfolk.