ADASS President, Notts Director Adult Social Care, Mum, runner, mountain lover.https://bsky.app/profile/mel-williams.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mel-williams.bsky.social/post/3lyut7nsqqk2dJacqui and Joshua showing us why choice and control is central to adult social care and how we build lives, not services. Care can’t wait is our campaign which tells stories about people to show why adult social care should be prioritized, have reform, and see overall investment increase. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:d7ofw27pkn2mf2trpyxwswtl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyut7nsqqk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mel-williams.bsky.social/post/3lnuyegtcm22cMy pleasure to open @adass.bsky.social #springseminar25 today. What a year I have had and so many of you were there beside me. Here are my reflections. https://www.adass.org.uk/melanie-williams-reflects-on-her-year-as-president-of-adass/28 Apr 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:d7ofw27pkn2mf2trpyxwswtl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuyegtcm22chttps://bsky.app/profile/mel-williams.bsky.social/post/3lnuy6zr6us2cWe launched Care Can’t wait at #SpringSeminar25 today. Play your part - help tell the amazing story of social care. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:d7ofw27pkn2mf2trpyxwswtl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuy6zr6us2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mel-williams.bsky.social/post/3llbys35ysc2bSo pleased to support this event as @adass.bsky.social president. We all agree there is more we can do to support our young people to grow up and think about how policy and practice wraps around this, rather than seeing transitions as a passing on event. Excited to see the change we build today! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:d7ofw27pkn2mf2trpyxwswtl/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbys35ysc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mel-williams.bsky.social/post/3lfxh33dowk2kFirst, the delayed reform is not about building capacity. Second, were the data to show (which it doesn’t) that 1/7 people were waiting for social care, it is unlikely to simply be a wait for capacity. We do need to work better together to support people to recover based on partnership. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:d7ofw27pkn2mf2trpyxwswtl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxh33dowk2k