At the Homecare Association, we strive to make a positive impact in social care by effectively communicating and building relationships with parliamentarians to encourage them and the Government to take action.
When we meet with parliamentarians, we inform them about the work we do in the policy team to create resources, conduct research, analyse data, and generate insights on the key issues facing our members.
In our experience, contacting and arranging meetings with Members of Parliament (MPs) is a powerful way to influence how they act, vote, and raise issues in Parliament. This includes encouraging them to use their role in Parliament to ask the Government specific questions and to table debates in the House of Commons about key issues facing providers.
As part of our ongoing advocacy efforts, we are working with and supporting our members in writing to their MPs to request a meeting. Arranging meetings allows you to demonstrate how important your care business and services are to the local community, as well as raising awareness and the profile of homecare services.
To help you do this, we have drafted a template letter, which you can download and send by post or via email. It is advisable to send it via email. In the letter, we have left spaces for you to add personalised data about your business, services, or key concerns in the local area.
If you don’t know who your MP is or how to contact them, you can find this out by entering your postcode on the Find Your MP website.
When your MP responds, we highly recommend arranging a meeting for a Friday, as this is usually when MPs are in their constituency office. The Policy Team here at the Homecare Association can support you in preparing for your meeting, focusing on the key issues at hand and how your local concerns align with the broader challenges facing homecare providers across the UK.
We are developing a series of briefings on specific topics, which summarise our position. These will be available soon. In the meantime, here is our 2024 Manifesto.
Please email the Policy Team at [email protected] to let us know how you get on or if you need our help in preparing.
