Hosted by: Access Social Care
Date: 24th October, 9:00-17:00
Format: In-person
Location: The Pears Hub, Haskell House, 152 West End Lane, London NW6 1SD.
Time: 9:30am-4:30pm
Purpose
Across England, social care data is fragmented, difficult to access, and often presented in ways that are hard to interpret. This makes it challenging for citizens, communities, and professionals to understand the state of care in their area and to make informed decisions.
Access Social Care developed the Data Portal to address these issues. By consolidating open data sources into one place and presenting them in clear and accessible ways, the portal helps uncover insights that can drive transparency, inform advocacy, and support better outcomes. The portal is already helping organisations and communities to better understand challenges and opportunities in their local areas.
We are now entering the next phase of development, aiming to make the portal more useful, accessible, and impactful for a wide range of users. This will include a stronger focus on design and user experience to ensure the platform is intuitive, engaging, and easy to navigate.
This workshop will bring together data and care leads in local authorities, service providers, voluntary and community organisations, and citizens with lived experience to explore:
The challenges you face in accessing and using social care data
The types of data that are most valuable to your work, advocacy, or lived experience
How design, functionality, and user experience can make the Data Portal more effective for your needs
How you would like to engage with the Data Portal in future
Your input will directly shape the next prototype of the Data Portal, which we will share back with you in a follow-up session for feedback and refinement.
Who should attend
Local authority data, quality and social care leads
Citizens, carers, and people with lived experience of social care
Voluntary and community data and social care leads
Service provider data /social care leads
Researchers and analysts interested in social care data
What to expect
Introduction and context
A short overview of the Data Portal product and it’s features. We will highlight how the portal is already being used and outline the opportunity to strengthen its design, usability, and impact.
Group discussions
Facilitated small-group sessions bringing together participants from local authorities, providers, voluntary organisations, and people with lived experience. Each group will explore challenges, opportunities, and priorities for making social care data more meaningful and usable.
Co-design workshops
Hands-on activities where you will help us shape how data should be presented, what features are most valuable, and how the overall experience can better serve both professionals and citizens.
Plenary feedback and reflection
Groups will share their key insights and ideas, helping to surface common themes as well as unique perspectives from across the sector.
Why take part
By joining, you will:
Maximise the likelihood that the next version of the Data Portal is fit for purpose and genuinely meets your needs
Help shape a tool designed to improve access to meaningful and usable data in social care
Contribute to the design and user experience of the portal, ensuring it works well for both professionals and citizens
Be part of a collaborative process that values your expertise, insight, and lived experience
How to register
To register for this event, please complete our registration form. https://wkf.ms/4lWW8Nh
Additional information
The agenda for the day will be shared with all registered participants nearer the event.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.