Description : Marie-Hélène Gillig s'interroge modestement sur l'apport de la spécificité chrétienne aujourd'hui par la création d'une fondation : un surcroît d'attention à la personne humaine et de force d'innovation ?

Description : It seek to shed light on the direction of travel for the long term care sector, and to highlight the opportunities as well as the threats to providers who fail to respond to a rapidly changing market place.

Description : The conference discussed how successful the nutrition regulation has been to date and explored where the regulatory balance may lie for the future.

Description : It bring together a range of expert speakers including providers and commissioners from across PCTs, mental health trusts, the voluntary sector and community care to discover the impact that the Strategy has had on the provision and delivery of dementia services.

Description : It reflect the difficult market conditions and take in opinions from some of the country's leading healthcare analysts, providers and investors as to whether there are grounds for a more optimistic outlook.

Description : It includes fringe meetings, an exhbition area and networking opportunities as well as key debates covering important issues within the acute and mental health sectors.

Description : It considers the implications of recent changes within local authorities for providers, the future of residential care and whether supported housing can offer better value, new funding streams and the impact of new grants on the supporting people programme.

Description : Speakers discuss the impact of the credit crunch on the sector and the prospects for growth in the current climate. The conference will also consider whether a genuinely plural market in healthcare can ever be achieved and the independent sector involvement in community based healthcare.