The Care Provider Alliance

The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) brings together the ten main national associations representing independent and voluntary adult social care providers in England. We represent the whole sector providing a coordinated response to the major issues that affect it.

Our current Chair is Ewan King, Chief Executive Officer of
Shared Lives Plus.

Who we are

As an alliance, we reach over 95% of all care and support provider organisations, in a sector with 1.6 million employees and affecting the lives of more that ten million adults at any given time helping people to live good quality, independent lives.

The role of CPA chair rotates annually across each of the ten associations in line with our terms of reference

Members

What we do

Coordinate

responses across all care providers

Inform and influence

policymakers

Provide leadership

to the sector

Work in partnership

to improve care

Build awareness

of the care provider sector

Our unparalleled reach into the care sector enables us to collect, collate and communicate insights about new developments, innovations and market trends, and their impact on care providers and the people they support. Working with our network, we develop and share practical advice and guidance for care managers, owners and staff.

Policy areas

The CPA proposes 6 essential actions to develop, deliver and sustain a care and support system which enables people to live independent, fulfilling lives and actively contribute to the wider community:

Work together with people who need care, family carers, care providers and the care workforce to shape care and support for all.
Plan and sustain investment in high-quality, accessible support now and in the future.
Recognise, support and reward the care workforce and promote care work as an attractive, valued career.
Ensure equal access to care and support, especially for marginalised communities.
Support genuine integration, with care providers as equal partners.
Invest in digital and data innovations that improve outcomes for people and support the sector to use them safely.

Work with us

We work with a range of national bodies and government departments to gain insights, produce and share guidance, and develop innovative solutions to challenges. We offer our extensive sector knowledge, expertise and reach on a consultancy basis through our members.

We are also keen to form alliances and partnerships with other organisations and networks that share our aims

Our current Chair is Vic Rayner, Chief Executive Officer of the National Care Forum.