Integrated Local Area Workforce Strategy (InLAWS)

Integrated local area workforce strategies - InLAWS is a Skills for Care and ADASS project established in 2009 with support from the Department of Health (DH) and other delivery partners.

The InLAWS project aims to develop effective ways to support Directors (DASS) and their teams with their workforce commissioning role across the local area, and to understand changing priorities in adult social care including the government's agenda on the 'Big Society' and neighbourhood working. It is providing a common methodology and practical tools designed to help DASS and their teams develop a skilled, capable and competent workforce.

Please note: all InLAWS resources are subject to change to reflect the social care sector transformation

Practical tools
click here are available to help DASS and their teams when developing their InLAWS methodology.

Case studies
New case studies released:

• Luton - Care and health - InLAWS and local workforce responses to long term conditions
• Norfolk County Council - InLAWS and return on investment

Case studies give a 'flavour' of how some local authorities are using the InLAWS process and the 'Guide to workforce planning' for service providers. For more information about the tools that are avaliable click here.

National Minimum Dataset for Social Care (NMDS-SC) Having access to data about the workforce in your local area is critical when planning how you can provide services that will meet the needs of the people who use them. The NMDS-SC provides a workforce profile which you can use to benchmark the current position and then help you to plan for the future. It is key to the InLAWS approach.

To log in to your account to access NMDS-SC workforce information visit www.nmds-sc-online.org.uk

Further information

To learn more about the InLAWS project click on the menu on the right hand side.