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the biggest celebration of care in the capital is back and registration is live!

29-30 April 2026 Excel London

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Dates

29 - 30 April 2026
Excel London

Dates

29 - 30 April 2026
Excel London

your guide to Care Show London

Join the heart of care at Care Show London - the UK's leading social care conference and exhibition, and your trusted guide through an ever-changing care landscape. Be part of 3,750+ care professionals who share your optimism and commitment to making a difference. 

Whether you pop in for a few hours or stay for the full two days you'll leave feeling confident, connected, and ready to succeed, whatever lies ahead.

Here’s what’s waiting for you:

  • 160+ relevant and informed sessions delivered by 180+ expert speakers across 7 themed theatres.
  • 200+ leading suppliers showcasing the latest products, solutions and game-changing innovations
  • Unlimited opportunities to connect with peers, share ideas and grow your professional network

If you’re a care home owner, healthcare professional, social care worker, architect or interior designer, contractor, chef or catering professional - this is your event. Experience the beloved Care Show spirit in our nation's capital.

If you're a senior leader or director within the care sector:

Wednesday, 29 April

This is the show for you. Explore a wide range of essential topics, from business strategy and funding to operational efficiency, CQC policy updates, and the adoption of emerging technologies, including AI.

Brand-new for 2026, we’ve partnered with the Institute of Health and Social Care Management to launch the IHSCM Leadership Theatre - a focused space for care home owners, directors, and senior leaders to share insight and build resilient leadership skills.

Morning sessions

  • CQC update: our journey, priorities, and what's next for adult social care
    11:05 - 11:35 - Keynote Theatre
     
  • The future of care workforce recruitment: AI, digital referrals & data-driven retention
    11:30 - 12:30 - Care Providers' Voice Masterclasses
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Between sessions

  • Collect your leaders passport and use it as your guide to visit key on-site destinations and collect stamps. Collect all the stamps and you could be in to win! 
  • Visit Acuity Law's on-site legal clinic, with drop‑in conversations, offering practical, sector‑specific legal guidance to support providers with real‑world challenges.
  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.

VIEW THE FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

Afternoon sessions
  • Towards a National Care Service: exploring how we raise standards of care
    12:35 - 13:05 - Keynote Theatre
     

  • Winning self-funded clients through strategic marketing and sales
    13:50 - 14:35 - People & Business Theatre
     

  • A plan for the future: business growth during financial uncertainty
    16:05 - 16:35 | People & Business Theatre

VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Evening networking

Lastly, wrap up Day one by joining us for networking drinks and canapes at 17:00 PM at the Waterfront Street Kitchen & Bar. This is the perfect opportunity to continue conversations in a relaxed environment and build stronger relationships beyond the exhibition floor. 

Thursday, 30 April

This is the show for you. Explore a wide range of essential topics, from business strategy and funding to operational efficiency, CQC policy updates, and the adoption of emerging technologies, including AI.

Brand-new for 2026, we’ve partnered with the Institute of Health and Social Care Management to launch the IHSCM Leadership Theatre - a focused space for care home owners, directors, and senior leaders to share insight and build resilient leadership skills.

Morning sessions

  • Workforce dilemmas: employment rights and national minimum wage in social care
    10:15 - 11:00 - Care Providers' Voice Masterclasses
     

  • Why we need to get better at death: the impact of compassionate end of life care
    10:55 - 11:25 - Keynote Theatre
     
  • Time, money, workload: using AI to streamline care whilst maintaining responsible use
    11:35 - 12:20 - Technology Theatre

Between sessions

  • Collect your leaders passport and use it as your guide to visit key on-site destinations and collect stamps. Collect all the stamps and you could be in to win! 
  • Visit Acuity Law's on-site legal clinic, with drop‑in conversations, offering practical, sector‑specific legal guidance to support providers with real‑world challenges.
  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.

VIEW THE FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

Afternoon sessions

  • Digitising Social Care: where we're up to and what's next
    12:30 - 13:00 - Technology Theatre
     
  • Six priorities for building the care workforce we need
    12:55 - 13:25 - Keynote Theatre
     
  • Dealing with your local authority: how to navigate challenging relationships
    13:35 - 14:20 - Keynote Theatre

VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

If you're a registered manager or care professional:

Wednesday, 29 April

This event is designed to keep you informed, equipped and connected. Start the day with thought-provoking discussions on the issues that matter most to your role. Between sessions, hear directly from CQC inspectors, network at the Homecare Association Lounge, and explore suppliers offering solutions, and opportunities to improve your care services.

Morning sessions

  • Positive Behaviour Support: getting it right

    10:55 - 11:25 | People & Business Theatre
     

  • CQC update: our journey, priorities, and what's next for adult social care
    11:05 - 11:35 - Keynote Theatre
     
  • Caring beyond compliance: how outstanding services empower people with dignity and choice
    11:30 - 12:00 - The Outstanding Society Learning Lounge

Between sessions

  • Join a selection of CQC inspectors on their stand to have a relaxed, face-to-face conversation and ask them questions to find out how to excel in your next inspection.
  • Next you could head over to the Social Care Nursing Lounge hosted by The Outstanding Society. Interact with care providers who have not only received outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) but have also excelled in maintaining and improving their standards. These industry leaders will share their success stories.
  • Also take a moment to visit other suppliers who provide game-changing innovations and solutions to improve the quality of care you provide.

VIEW THE FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

Afternoon sessions

  • Registering the CQC: requirements of registration and our expectations
    13:20 - 13:50 - Keynote Theatre
     

  • How to practice compassionate leadership
    14:30 - 15:00 - IHSCM Leadership Theatre
     

  • Outstanding ways to manage complaints and incidents: a secret look into the challenges we all face
    12:30 - 13:00 - The Outstanding Society Learning Lounge

VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Evening networking

Lastly, wrap up Day 1 by joining us for networking drinks and canapes at 17:00 PM at the Waterfront Street Kitchen & Bar. This is the perfect opportunity to continue conversations in a relaxed environment and build stronger relationships beyond the exhibition floor. 

Thursday, 30 April

This event is designed to keep you informed, equipped and connected. Start the day with thought-provoking discussions on the issues that matter most to your role. Between sessions, hear directly from CQC inspectors, network at the Homecare Association Lounge, and explore suppliers offering solutions, and opportunities to improve your care services.

Morning sessions

  • Quality and compliance: applying the CQC framework to supported living
    10:10 - 10:40 - People & Business Theatre
     
  • How to build emotional intelligence for resilient leadership
    10:30 - 11:00 - IHSCM Leadership Theatre
     
  • Caring through challenge: resilience, determination, and making a difference
    11:35 - 12:05 - Keynote Theatre

Between sessions

  • Join a selection of CQC inspectors on their stand to have a relaxed, face-to-face conversation and ask them questions to find out how to excel in your next inspection.
  • Next you could head over to the Social Care Nursing Lounge hosted by The Outstanding Society. Interact with care providers who have not only received outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) but have also excelled in maintaining and improving their standards. These industry leaders will share their success stories.
  • Also take a moment to visit other suppliers who provide game-changing innovations and solutions to improve the quality of care you provide.

VIEW THE FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

Afternoon sessions

  • Keeping people safe: CQC's safeguarding overview for providers
    14:10 - 14:40 - People & Business Theatre
     

  • The voice of the user: ensuring consensual technology use within working-age adult care
    14:30 - 15:00 - Technology Theatre
     

  • Stabilising the workforce: tackling the current recruitment and retention challenges
    15:30 - 16:00 - People & Business Theatre

VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

If you're a catering or procurement professional:

Wednesday, 29 April

If you work in the care sector’s catering world - as a Head Chef, in procurement, or more - this overview is designed to get you started. It offers insights into adapting your services to evolving CQC standards, complemented by practical demonstrations from sector-leading chefs and nutritional experts.

Morning sessions

  • NACC Care Chef of the Year: winning dish demonstration
    11:50 - 12:50 - Catering, Hydration & Nutrition Theatre

Between sessions

  • Take fresh perspectives and practical learning back to your team straight away.
  • Connect with fellow care professionals over a coffee at the Central Café, sharing ideas, experiences, and challenges.
  • Take time to explore other suppliers offering solutions designed to support your service and day-to-day operations.

Afternoon sessions

  • Challenging norms with nutrient-dense, plant-based cooking

    14:30 - 15:30 - Catering, Hydration & Nutrition Theatre

VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Evening Networking

Lastly, wrap up Day 1 by joining us for networking drinks and canapes at 17:00 PM at the Waterfront Street Kitchen & Bar. This is the perfect opportunity to continue conversations in a relaxed environment and build stronger relationships beyond the exhibition floor. 

Thursday, 30 April

If you work in the care sector’s catering world - as a Head Chef, in procurement, or more - this overview is designed to get you started. It offers insights into adapting your services to evolving CQC standards, complemented by practical demonstrations from sector-leading chefs and nutritional experts.

Morning sessions

  • Care UK Chef of the Year competition winner

    11:50 - 12:50 - Catering, Hydration & Nutrition Theatre

Between sessions

  • Take fresh perspectives and practical learning back to your team straight away.
  • Connect with fellow care professionals over a coffee at the Central Café, sharing ideas, experiences, and challenges.
  • Take time to explore other suppliers offering solutions designed to support your service and day-to-day operations.

Afternoon sessions

  • Cognition-supporting Vitamin B12 needs our attention: how to incorporate more into meals with ease

    14:30 - 15:30 - Catering, Hydration & Nutrition Theatre

VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

If you're in local government or commissioning:

Wednesday, 29 April

We’ve created this overview to get you started. It brings together insights into the challenges providers face, the importance of co-production, and how involving people in decisions about their own care can lead to more responsive, effective, and person-centred services.

Morning sessions

  • Turning data into better lives: research and outcomes in social care
    10:30 - 11:00 - The Outstanding Society Learning Lounge
     
  • Towards a National Care Service: exploring how we raises standards of care
    12:35 - 13:05 - Keynote Theatre

Between sessions

  • Take fresh perspectives and practical learning back to your team straight away.
  • Connect with fellow care professionals over a coffee at the Central Café, sharing ideas, experiences, and challenges.
  • Take time to explore other suppliers offering solutions designed to support your service and day-to-day operations.

VIEW THE FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

Afternoon sessions

  • Dementia care: how to ensure you're getting it right
    14:05 - 14:35 - Keynote Theatre
     
  • Changing public perceptions of care
    14:45 - 15:15 - People & Business Theatre
     
  • Hacked off: a live cyber-attack demonstration
    14:50 - 15:35 - Keynote theatre

VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Evening Networking

Lastly, wrap up Day 1 by joining us for networking drinks and canapes at 17:00 PM at the Waterfront Street Kitchen & Bar. This is the perfect opportunity to continue conversations in a relaxed environment and build stronger relationships beyond the exhibition floor. 

Thursday, 30 April

We’ve created this overview to get you started. It brings together insights into the challenges providers face, the importance of co-production, and how involving people in decisions about their own care can lead to more responsive, effective, and person-centred services.

Afternoon sessions

  • TORN: a lived experience of caring
    12:30 - 13:00 - Care Providers' Voice Masterclasses
     
  • Six priorities for building the care workforce we need
    12:55 - 13:25 - Keynote Theatre
     
  • Dealing with your local authority: how to navigate challenging relationships
    13:35 - 14:20 - Keynote Theatre

VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

Between sessions

  • Take fresh perspectives and practical learning back to your team straight away.
  • Connect with fellow care professionals over a coffee at the Central Café, sharing ideas, experiences, and challenges.
  • Take time to explore other suppliers offering solutions designed to support your service and day-to-day operations.

VIEW THE FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

Don't miss out - register today!

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Your to do list:

Before the show

Travel & Accommodation:

  • Book early through Event Express for discounted hotel options.

  • Excel London is well connected - accessible by train, DLR, underground, taxi, IFS Cloud Cable Car and car.

  • If you're travelling by public transport, the nearest station is Custom House - use the TFL Journey Planner to plan your route.

  • To pre-book your parking space, please visit the online booking platform here.
     

TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATION
 

Before the show:

It's always best to have a plan! Take some time to explore the conference programme, review the floorplan, and think about who you’d like to connect with before the show begins. With so much energy on-site, a little preparation will help you make the most of every moment across the two days.

Promote your presence at Care Show London 2026 by sharing your banners on social media and tag us with #CareShow26. 

We love to see the buzz before the show.

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On the day & after the show

What happens on arrival?

  • Collect your badge - either received by mail or printed onsite using your registration code.

  • Collect your delegate bag and show guide (including floorplan) at entrance.

  • Get ready to connect, learn and network – we can’t wait to see you this April!

During the show:

  • Review our conference programme to find sessions that interest you.
  • Check out all the incredible exhibitors across the two days.
  • Grab a coffee and network with new and old faces, it's a great opportunity to form lasting relationships within the sector.
  • Promote your presence at Care Show London 2026 by sharing your pictures on social media and tag us with #CareShow26

BONUS TIPS:

  • Make sure you're wearing comfy shoes, the exhibition floor has over 200 suppliers to explore (that's a lot of moving around)
  • Set one or two goals for the show - maybe it’s meeting a new potential supplier, understanding new regulations, or getting a clearer idea of your next business move. Then use the Care Show to help you move closer to those targets.

After the show:

  • Follow up with contacts you met at exhibitor stands, networking or at the evening drinks. A quick follow-up message or email can turn a casual chat into a lasting professional connection.
  • Keep up with the what's happening in the sector by subscribing to the Care Show newsletter - it's a good way to stay connected and reinforce what you learned at the show.
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