Care calendar
The dates that matter in adult social care: deadlines, reports, consultations, policy changes and the sector’s conferences across the UK. The year ahead, updated every week, with past dates kept from September 2026 onwards. Where we’ve covered something, the entry links to our article.
Topic
Nation
Type
October 2026
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7 October 2026
Care Show Birmingham
NEC Birmingham, 7 to 8 October 2026. Date confirmed on the organiser's events page and the NEC's, 23 September 2026
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7 October 2026
NICON (Northern Ireland Confederation health and social care conference)
La Mon Hotel, Belfast, 7 to 8 October 2026. Northern Ireland. Date confirmed from the event listing, 22 September 2026
NICON, the Northern Ireland Confederation for Health and Social Care
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8 October 2026
Applications close for England's first national dementia tsar
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11 October 2026
Registration closes for the Casey Commission's Public Panel on Care
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13 October 2026
RCN Northern Ireland Independent Sector Conference
Craigavon Civic Centre. Nursing homes. Northern Ireland. Date confirmed on the organiser's page, 22 September 2026
Royal College of Nursing Northern Ireland
November 2026
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3 November 2026
Welsh NHS Confederation Annual Conference (WelshConfed)
Cardiff City Stadium, 3 to 4 November 2026. Wales. Health, social care and local government leaders. Date confirmed on the organiser's page, 22 September 2026
Welsh NHS Confederation
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13 November 2026
Scottish Care National Care Home Conference and Exhibition
Hilton Hotel, Glasgow. Scotland. Date confirmed on the organiser's page, 22 September 2026
Scottish Care
February 2027
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9 February 2027
Social Care Summit North (LaingBuisson)
Manchester. Date confirmed on the organiser's events page, 22 September 2026
LaingBuisson
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10 February 2027
Digital Health and Care Scotland
Edinburgh. Scotland. Date confirmed on the organiser's page, 22 September 2026
March 2027
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March 2027 Provisional
National Care Forum CEOs and Senior Leaders Conference
Month only: March 2027, day not yet announced. Provisional
National Care Forum
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3 March 2027
Care England Conference and Exhibition
Church House, Westminster. Date confirmed on the organiser's page, 22 September 2026
Care England
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23 March 2027
Care and Dementia (formerly UK Care Week)
NEC Birmingham, 23 to 24 March. Date confirmed on the organiser's page, 22 September 2026
April 2027
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14 April 2027
Care Show London
ExCeL London, 14 to 15 April. Date confirmed on the organiser's page, 22 September 2026
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14 April 2027
Sustainability in Health and Social Care Conference (LaingBuisson)
NatWest Conference Centre, London. Date confirmed on the organiser's events page, 22 September 2026
LaingBuisson
May 2027
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May 2027 Provisional
Scottish Care Care at Home and Housing Support Conference
Glasgow. Scotland. Month only: held in May in recent years, 2027 date not yet announced. Provisional
Scottish Care
June 2027
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June 2027 Provisional
Social Care Summit (LaingBuisson)
Month only: June 2027, London, day not yet announced. Provisional
LaingBuisson
October 2027
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October 2027 Provisional
Care Show Birmingham
Month only: October 2027, NEC Birmingham, day not yet announced. Provisional
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