How using ASC-WDS data can help care organisations with benchmarking
30 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
By using the Adult Social Care Workforce Date Set (ASC-WDS) you can benchmark your organisation against other care providers for key metrics. We look …read more
30 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
By using the Adult Social Care Workforce Date Set (ASC-WDS) you can benchmark your organisation against other care providers for key metrics. We look …read more
ASC-WDS
Workforce intelligence
How commissioners can use our latest sector and workforce data
22 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
We look at what information commissioners will find most useful from our newly-published ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in Engla…read more
22 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
We look at what information commissioners will find most useful from our newly-published ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in Engla…read more
ASC-WDS
Commissioning
Workforce planning
What our latest data tells us about social care nursing
20 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
We look at what the latest data from our ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report tells us about social care nursing. read more
20 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
We look at what the latest data from our ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report tells us about social care nursing. read more
Thank you for contributing to our ‘State of’ report for 2025
15 Oct 2025
Oonagh Smyth
Our CEO Oonagh Smyth gives thanks to the adult social care providers who make the publication of our annual ‘State of the adult social care sector and…read more
Our CEO Oonagh Smyth gives thanks to the adult social care providers who make the publication of our annual ‘State of the adult social care sector and…read more
How to get started using ASC-WDS and make the most of your account
13 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
Find out more about how to get started using the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) and what benefits the service brings for social care e…read more
13 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
Find out more about how to get started using the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) and what benefits the service brings for social care e…read more
How your data is helping to shape social care policy
08 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
Mark Moulding, Head of External Affairs and Policy, discusses how data shared via Skills for Care’s Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) is …read more
08 Oct 2025
Skills for Care
Mark Moulding, Head of External Affairs and Policy, discusses how data shared via Skills for Care’s Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) is …read more
ASC-WDS
Policy
Skills for Care
Reflecting on our latest size and structure of social care data
30 Jul 2025
Oonagh Smyth
As we launch our ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector in England’ report, our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on what the latest figures tell…read more
As we launch our ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector in England’ report, our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on what the latest figures tell…read more
ASC-WDS
Recruitment
Retention
Skills for Care
How 21,000+ care providers are helping to shape the social care sector
28 Jul 2025
Skills for Care
As we prepare to launch our ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report, we look at how 21,000+ care provider…read more
28 Jul 2025
Skills for Care
As we prepare to launch our ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report, we look at how 21,000+ care provider…read more
5 Top tips for managing your ASC-WDS account
30 Oct 2024
Skills for Care
We share some of our top tips for ASC-WDS users, helping them to better manage their account and get the most out of it. read more
30 Oct 2024
Skills for Care
We share some of our top tips for ASC-WDS users, helping them to better manage their account and get the most out of it. read more