2 July: Ending Institutional Care
11th May 2026
Join us in Bristol for an event hosted by the Learning Disability and Autism Commissioners Network.
TICKETS SOLD OUT
We're delighted to invite you to a one-day, solutions-focused conference bringing together commissioners, people with lived experience, providers, and system leaders to address one clear challenge:
How we move away from institutional models towards neighbourhood-based, person-led support.
Date: 2 July 2026
Time: 9:30am - 4pm
Venue: St Michael's Centre, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8PD
About the event
Hosted by the Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Commissioners' Network, Self-Directed Support (SDS) Network and Citizen Network, this conference creates a practical, values-led space for commissioners and partners to explore what it really takes to reduce, and ultimately end, the use of institutional settings.
The focus is on:
- Real-world solutions
- Lived experience leadership
- Commissioning approaches that work
- Learning you can apply immediately
Every session is designed to contribute to one central question: How do we end institutional care?
Who should attend:
- Commissioners and system leaders
- Directors and senior leaders in adult social care
- People with lived experience
- User-led organisations and advocates
- Providers and practitioners
- Housing partners and developers
What you'll gain
- Practical models you can apply in your local area
- Insight into commissioning approaches that reduce reliance on institutional care
- Real examples of people moving out of hospital and into community-based support
- A stronger understanding of housing, funding and system challenges
- Connections with peers working towards the same goal
Agenda
- Setting the direction — moving towards ordinary lives in communities
- Commissioning for change — building alternatives to institutional care
- Housing solutions — understanding bespoke housing and costs
- Real stories — insights from people with lived experience
- Individual Service Funds — supporting people to leave hospital
- Wraparound support — enabling safe and sustainable transitions
- Commissioning in practice — real examples of change in action
- Technology and choice — supporting independence and control
With huge thanks to our Sponsors:
Abilia | ARC England | Beyond Thrive | Bild (British Institute of Learning Disabilities) | Catalyst Care Group | CareMatch | Learning Disability England (LDE) | PPL: People Places Lives | Red Press | SDS Network | Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) | VODG (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group)
We look forward to connecting!
