Care Roadshows 2025 welcomed record-breaking visitor numbers across all six of its regional venues. Each free care event connected care providers with leading suppliers for a day of accessible CPD, practical insight and meaningful networking within their local community.
The regional model continues to prove its value by bringing high-quality content to accessible locations. Care Roadshows enables care managers, owners, senior leadership teams and professionals to step away from day-to-day pressures and invest time in learning, reflection and connection. In 2025, visitors reported value for their business and many describing the events as ‘inspirational’ and ‘re-energising’.
What Care Roadshows 2025 Revealed and Delivered
Leadership and Workforce Management
Leadership and workforce development emerged as defining highlights of Care Roadshows 2025. Rather than simply outlining sector pressures, sessions focused on equipping care managers and owners with practical tools to strengthen culture, improve staff engagement and build sustainable teams.
Care Roadshow Scotland 2025 stood out in particular, with sector leaders, including Dr Donald Macaskill, CEO of Scottish Care, delivering powerful insights on valuing social care, advocating for the sector and strengthening organisational resilience. These sessions encouraged honest reflection and open dialogue, leaving visitors with renewed confidence in their leadership role and clearer direction for their services.
Across all regions, workforce panels created space for peer-led discussion. Visitors actively contributed, shared real-world strategies and explored approaches to retention, wellbeing and team development. The result was practical learning that translated directly back into day-to-day operations.
Building on this momentum, Care Roadshow Scotland 2026 will continue to prioritise leadership and workforce management. The programme will explore operational resilience, effective workforce planning and leading through change with confidence. Visitors can expect focused, actionable content designed to strengthen decision-making, improve team culture and support long-term service sustainability.
Person-Centred Dementia Care and Innovation
Sessions focused on dementia and person-centred care were some of the most engaging and positively received across Care Roadshows 2025. Visitors explored how to implement person-centred approaches into daily practice, support meaningful activity and strengthen communication within care settings.
These seminars reinforced the importance of dignity, wellbeing and individuality for people living with dementia. They also provided practical strategies to support frontline teams delivering increasingly specialised and complex care. The strong attendance and active participation reflected a sector committed to improving quality of life and continuously raising standards.
In 2026, dementia and complex care remain central to the programme. Care Roadshow Scotland will welcome Alzheimer’s Scotland to share research into advanced dementia in care homes, alongside discussion of the policy and regulatory considerations that shape practice. This ensures providers gain research-led insight that connects directly to frontline delivery.
Innovation will also play a key role. Sessions will explore emerging and practical technologies that support people living with dementia, focusing on real-world implementation that enhances independence, safety and overall quality of care.
North West and Midlands events will continue these themes, combining dementia-focused seminars with technology insights and peer discussion to ensure visitors leave with actionable ideas, fresh perspective and renewed confidence in delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
Regulation and Policy: Clarity, Confidence and Practical Application
Clear, practical guidance around regulation was another highlight of Care Roadshows 2025. During a period of ongoing regulatory change across the UK, visitors valued hearing directly from local bodies including CQC, Care Inspectorate Wales and the SSSC.
These sessions focused on translating frameworks into operational action and providing needed clarity. Speakers broke down what changes meant in practice, how to evidence quality effectively and how to prepare teams confidently for inspection. The emphasis remained on clarity, interpretation and embedding best practice into care delivery.
Care leaders left with stronger compliance strategies, clearer understanding of expectations and reassurance that they were not navigating change alone.
In 2026, this practical approach will continue. Where confirmed, regulators will once again provide updates to help providers stay informed and prepared.
The Ongoing Value of a Free Regional Care Event
Care Roadshows continues to deliver accessible opportunities for professional growth, meaningful collaboration and actionable strategies and solutions; by combining CPD-accredited seminars, focused exhibitions and structured networking opportunities tailored to local audiences.
Care Roadshows 2025 demonstrated that when your local social care sector comes together to share insights, explore opportunities and strengthen each other, we can support the sector through continued challenges and provide learning that drives growth.
Registration for the first three Care Roadshows of 2026 is now live, find an event near you and register for free today.
Scotland – Glasgow – 21st April 2026
North West – Liverpool – 12th May 2026
Midland – Birmingham – 14th May 2026
Registration is now open. Secure your free ticket today.