We recognise the importance of the role of nursing in adult social care and the need to offer employers appropriate support.
We’re the leading source of workforce intelligence for adult social care in England and our work includes providing statistics and reports about the contribution of nurses to the sector. This can help employers and strategic bodies make informed decisions about the nursing workforce.
Education and practice standards for nurses working in care homes
The care required by those who live in care homes is becoming more complex and driven by technology. These standards include a set of benchmarks that can be used to assess the skills and knowledge that a registered nurse will need to demonstrate in a care home setting.
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Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care Awards
Nominate a nurse or social care worker for a gold or silver award.
Deborah Sturdy, Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care letter about the awards.
Registered nurses
Nursing is an ever-growing and innovative profession and nurses are working in multi-professional teams across health and care settings. Find out more about registered nurses.
Nursing associates
Providing care for people in health and social care settings. The role has been developed to bridge the skills gap between care assistants and registered nurses, find out more.
Student nurse placements
Explore ways to make the most of student nurse placements and develop a better understanding of the placements in social care settings.
We Are Social Care Nursing
We Are Social Care Nurses main focus is to share and celebrate the exceptional work being done by nurses working in social care.
International Nurses Day
We're celebrating International Nurses Day by recognising the hugely important role that nurses and nursing associates in social care play.
Return to practice
Discover the three ways that you can return to practice. These are readmission, a return to practice course, and test of Competence (ToC).
COVID-19 updates for registered nurses
Updated information and support needed for your role as a registered nurse during the pandemic.