Blogs and articles

12 Jul 2022 Skills for Care

We spoke to Lindsey Dawson, Head of Area (North West) at Skills for Care, about what workforce planning really means and how an effective workforce pl…read more

20 Jun 2022 Skills for Care

Evaluating staff wellbeing can be difficult, but there are certain data metrics than can help with this such as turnover rates and staff surveys. Find…read more

14 Jun 2022 Skills for Care

We spoke to a range of social care managers to find out more about the strategies and initiatives they have in place to create a positive work environ…read more

30 May 2022 Skills for Care

Liz Seymour, Registered Manager at Melrose Care talks to us about the achievements of her team during the pandemic, and her long career in care. read more

10 Mar 2022 Skills for Care

In a recent podcast, we spoke to Becky Coles who in 2020 became the youngest Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered manager in England. Becky discus…read more

09 Mar 2022 Jane Hanrahan

We recently spoke to Jane Hanrahan, Workforce Development Manager at Norfolk County Council about how they use social work apprenticeships to recruit …read more

08 Mar 2022 Simon Labbett

Simon Labbett, a vision rehabilitation worker at Bradford Metropolitan District Council shares an insight into what his role involves. read more

07 Mar 2022 Oonagh Smyth

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth welcomes recent changes to the migration rules but says it is only part of the solution. read more

09 Feb 2022 Skills for Care

We spoke with two training and apprenticeship providers about the benefits of apprenticeships in social care, from upskilling existing staff to helpin…read more

19 Jan 2022 Oonagh Smyth

One of the things we use the data employers supply to our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) for is to track monthly trends across the sec…read more