This year’s theme, Care equity: Who gets care?, shines a light on how co-production can help create fairer,
more inclusive social care by making sure people are genuinely involved in shaping the support and services they rely on.
Across the week, people with lived experience, unpaid carers, practitioners, leaders and organisations will come together to share ideas, celebrate what works and explore how we can build a better future for care. It is a chance to hear different voices, learn from one another and be part of conversations that can lead to real change for people and communities. Find out more about the week on the SCIE website.
Why not have your say on how adult social care and health services are shaped in Kent? We have involvement groups across the county, online groups to share your views and much more.
Hosted by KCC Adult Social Care and Health’s Involvement and Information Team, these are ongoing discussion forums for people who draw on care and support and unpaid carers, to help shape adult social care for the future.
*Please register your interest for the following dates and times, final community locations will be agreed in areas where venues have yet to be confirmed.
Ashford Social Care Involvement Group.
Ashford Cinema Café, Elwick Rd, Ashford TN23 1AE.
Dartford Social Care Involvement Group.
Temple Hill Community Centre, Temple Hill Square, Dartford, DA1 5HY.
Deal Social Care Involvement Group.
Deal Family Hub, Park Avenue, Deal, CT14 9UU.
Ditton Social Care Involvement Group.
Community Centre. Royal British Veterans,Fair Oak Crescent, Aylesford,ME20 7YT.
Folkestone Social Care Involvement Group.
Beacon Plus Community Café, 41A Guildhall street, Folkestone CT20 1EF.
Gravesend Social Care Involvement Group.
Gravesend ASDA Community Space, Thames Way, Gravesend. DA11 0DQ.
Paddock Wood Social Care Involvement Group.
Health Education Room at Woodlands Health Centre. Allington Road,
Paddock Wood TN12 6AX.
Sandwich Social Care Involvement Officers Drop-in.
Age Concern, Sneller House, 19/21 Cattle Market, Sandwich, CT13 9AP
Sheerness Social Care Involvement Group.
The Criterion, 69 High Street, Blue Town, Sheerness. ME12 1RW.
Thanet Social Care Involvement Group.
Margate Library, Thanet Gateway Plus, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9 1RE.
*Subject to change depending on demand.
Where can I find you?
Contact us via makingadifference@kent.gov.uk to reserve a free space at a community venue near you.
You can also call on 03000 416 127 if you’d prefer to phone us.
We’re also at regular information events, hosted by partners. Please come and say hello if you’re in the area on the day.
To sign up to our Microsoft Teams involvement groups, please fill out this form.
If you are hosting your own community event or forum soon and would like us to attend, please get in touch.
How can I contact you?
If you access care and support yourself, are a carer or are interested in finding out on behalf of someone else, you’re encouraged to join our local discussions by contacting us via makingadifference@kent.gov.uk to reserve a free space.
If you’d prefer to phone us, call 03000 416 127.
For current public consultations run by KCC please visit the consultation section of Let’s Talk Kent
Whether you've just heard about social care and want to find out more or have you own experience of social care to share - we want to hear from you.
We're looking for people from all walks of life, communities and backgrounds in Kent to get involved.
How much or how little is up to you:
The local account ‘Here for you, how did we do?’ describes the achievements, improvements and challenges in adult social care in Kent. In our tenth edition, which reports from September 2020 to December 2022
This year, we are highlighting the hard work of our teams and the resilience of our partners and communities, renewing our commitment to celebrating diversity and equality in Adult Social Care and encouraging involvement in shaping our services.