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Dive into our collection of blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.

Whether you're looking for practical advice, industry trends, or expert opinions, our content is designed to support and inspire you in your role.

Stay informed and discover valuable information to help you navigate the challenges and opportunities in the social care sector.

If you’d be interested in writing a blog or being interviewed for one our pieces please email alexander.haswell@skillsforcare.org.uk

 


Leeds City Council’s SC-WRES journey

11 Oct 2024 Nyoka Fothergill

Nyoka Fothergill, Head of Service – Community Social Work at Leeds City Council, talks to us about her experience participating in the Social Care Wor…read more

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11 Oct 2024 Nyoka Fothergill

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Nyoka Fothergill, Head of Service – Community Social Work at Leeds City Council, talks to us about her experience participating in the Social Care Wor…read more

Culture and diversity

How integrated care systems are using our data

09 Oct 2024 Skills for Care

Skills for Care’s data is used by a huge variety of organisations and people across our sector and impacts important decisions that set the course for…read more

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09 Oct 2024 Skills for Care

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Skills for Care’s data is used by a huge variety of organisations and people across our sector and impacts important decisions that set the course for…read more

ASC-WDS

Top 5 reasons care providers create an ASC-WDS account

07 Oct 2024 Eliza McConnell

Eliza McConnell, our Relationship and Engagement Manager, highlights the top reasons why providers sign up for an ACS-WDS account. read more

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07 Oct 2024 Eliza McConnell

Man working on computer

Eliza McConnell, our Relationship and Engagement Manager, highlights the top reasons why providers sign up for an ACS-WDS account. read more

ASC-WDS

Why Black History Month is so important to adult social care

04 Oct 2024 Dudley Sawyerr

Dudley Sawyerr is a care consultant and business strategist at People Care Services, in addition to being the Co-chair of Skills for Care’s Race Equit…read more

Dudley Sawyer

04 Oct 2024 Dudley Sawyerr

Dudley Sawyer

Dudley Sawyerr is a care consultant and business strategist at People Care Services, in addition to being the Co-chair of Skills for Care’s Race Equit…read more

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A year in the life of ASC-WDS

02 Oct 2024 Dave Griffiths

Dave Griffiths, Head of Workforce Intelligence & Product Owner for ASC-WDS, talks about the developments we’ve made in improving ASC-WDS across the la…read more

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02 Oct 2024 Dave Griffiths

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Dave Griffiths, Head of Workforce Intelligence & Product Owner for ASC-WDS, talks about the developments we’ve made in improving ASC-WDS across the la…read more

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Advice from a service with success in reducing pressure across the system

30 Sep 2024 Skills for Care

We reflect on a recent chat with Lynn James-Wellings from CareFirst 24 where we discussed integration and reducing pressure across the care system. read more

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30 Sep 2024 Skills for Care

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We reflect on a recent chat with Lynn James-Wellings from CareFirst 24 where we discussed integration and reducing pressure across the care system. read more

Integration

LDC Care Company celebrates its first LDC Care Heroes Awards!

27 Sep 2024 Skills for Care

LDC Care Company held its first Care Heroes Awards to recognise the extraordinary efforts of its staff in providing compassionate support. read more

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27 Sep 2024 Skills for Care

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LDC Care Company held its first Care Heroes Awards to recognise the extraordinary efforts of its staff in providing compassionate support. read more

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What do registered managers think about a professional body and workforce registration?

25 Sep 2024 Skills for Care

We caught up with our registered manager reference group to discuss their thoughts on suggestions in the Workforce Strategy around workforce registrat…read more

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25 Sep 2024 Skills for Care

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We caught up with our registered manager reference group to discuss their thoughts on suggestions in the Workforce Strategy around workforce registrat…read more

Workforce development

Leadership

Policy

How the Workforce Strategy can help us attract more regulated professionals

23 Sep 2024 Professor John Unsworth

In this article, Professor John Unsworth, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Northumbria University Newcastle, …read more

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23 Sep 2024 Professor John Unsworth

Regulated professionals image

In this article, Professor John Unsworth, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Northumbria University Newcastle, …read more

Workforce development

Learning and development

Recruitment

The care exchange - how listening to podcasts can change your (working) life!

20 Sep 2024 Skills for Care

The care exchange podcast hits its 20,000 downloads milestone and celebrates glowing reviews from social care professionals. read more

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20 Sep 2024 Skills for Care

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The care exchange podcast hits its 20,000 downloads milestone and celebrates glowing reviews from social care professionals. read more

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