Help shape the future of social care in Dumfries and Galloway

With Gareth Marr, Deputy Chief Officer of the Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership, and Deputy Chief Operating Officer of NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

Third sector and independent sector play a vital role in supporting people and communities—and now, more than ever, your voice is needed to shape the future of social care.

Join us for a key session with Gareth Marr as he shares the case for developing a new vision for social care in Dumfries and Galloway. This is a chance to engage early with emerging ideas, challenge assumptions, and influence strategic decisions that will affect how care is delivered in the years ahead.

Together, we’ll explore:

• The growing pressures on statutory services and the opportunities for community-led support

• The draft principles behind the new vision, including community-first approaches, digital innovation, and integrated care

• Strategic shifts such as a new “front door” to care, rebalanced commissioning, and support for multi-disciplinary working in communities

Your insight, experience, and innovation are essential to building a more responsive and sustainable care system.

A further online session is to follow.

OUTCOMES:

Informed Third Sector Engagement

Participants will leave with a clear understanding of:

• The challenges facing social care in Dumfries and Galloway

• The vision principles and strategic direction being considered

• The role of the third sector in shaping and delivering the future model

Meaningful Input into Vision Development

Feedback from the third sector will be gathered to:

• Influence the refinement of the draft social care vision

• Identify opportunities and risks from a community and voluntary sector perspective

• Highlight innovations, lived experience, and community-led practice that should inform next steps

Strengthened Partnership Working

• Reinforce the importance of third sector organisations as key partners in the future of care

• Encourage future co-design and co-delivery of services

• Lay the groundwork for ongoing collaboration between the HSCP and community organisations

Shared Ownership of Next Steps

• Attendees will have the opportunity to shape the language and priorities of the social care vision

• Clarify how they can stay involved in future development, pilot opportunities, or working groups

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This session is for all third sector and independent sector organisations with an interest in health, care, community wellbeing or supporting people to live well