Care Provider Alliance Explained

The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) is an informal alliance of the ten main national associations which represent independent and voluntary adult social care providers in England. Nadra Ahmed is the chair of the alliance.^[1]

The members are:

• Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO)
• Association for Real Change(ARC)
• Association of Mental Health Providers
• Care England
• National Care Association (NCA)
• National Care Forum (NCF)
• Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA)
• Shared Lives Plus
• United Kingdom Home Care Association
• Voluntary Organisations Disability Group

It acts as a collective voice, and as a pressure group and lobbyist for the sector.^[2] It has been very involved with initiatives developed under the Better Care Fund and has produced various resources for its members.^[3]

In 2015 it formed an alliance with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the Care and Support Alliance, and the NHS Confederation all of whose members are affected by the pressures on social care.^[4] The alliance is attempting to influence the result of the 2015 Comprehensive Spending Review.^[5] It warns that the sector is facing “a deepening crisis”.^[6] The campaign has attracted support from some local authorities.^[7]

External links

• Care Provider Alliance website

Notes and References

1. News: Social worker pay 57% higher in councils than independent sector . 11 November 2022 . Community Care . 27 October 2022.
2. News: TV for all in social care. 13 October 2015. Community Care. 16 October 2009.
3. Web site: Support for providers. Local Government Association. 13 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151017124138/http://www.local.gov.uk/care-support-reform/-/journal_content/56/10180/6527499/ARTICLE. 17 October 2015. dead.
4. News: Stop steady fall in adult social care funding, government urged. 13 October 2015. On Medica. 21 September 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075831/https://www.onmedica.com/newsarticle.aspx?id=913cece4-5a47-46b1-8203-3280e448abcb. dead.
5. News: Enough is enough on social care cuts, sector tells government ahead of spending review. 13 October 2015. Community Care. 21 September 2015.
6. News: Spending Review must make care funding sustainable, say professionals. 13 October 2015. Public Finance. 21 September 2015.
7. News: Plea for end to cuts hitting adult care is backed by Derby City Council. 13 October 2015. Derby Telegraph. 23 September 2015.