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Whether you're looking for practical advice, industry trends, or expert opinions, our content is designed to support and inspire you in your role.
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Empowering care through technology: The vital role of digital skills in adult social care
27 Aug 2024 Skills for Care
The rapid rise of digital technology has transformed nearly every aspect of our lives, including how we manage our homes, communicate, work, and engag…read more
Digital
How a tech lending library is transforming lives in social care
29 Mar 2024 Skills for Care
Alternative Futures Group (AFG) houses a Tech Lending Library that allows those it supports to borrow and try out different technologies. read more
Good news story
Interview: how we use digital innovations to positively impact the people we support
12 Dec 2023 Skills for Care
In this interview, Debbie Price, Chief Executive, Coverage Care Services discusses how using technology has had a positive impact on the people they s…read more
Management
How digital technology can positively impact people who draw on care and support
06 Dec 2023 Skills for Care
We spoke with our Workforce Experts Advisory Group to get insights from people who draw on care and support and social care staff about what they thin…read more
Supporting the adult social care sector with digital upskilling
28 Nov 2023 Nada Wakeford
In this guest blog, Nada Wakeford Project Manager, Sussex Digital in Reach Team, shares how their team has been supporting the adult social care secto…read more
Learning and development
Six eLearning modules to develop you and your team
22 Nov 2023 Skills for Care
We round-up six online learning modules for social care managers and their teams, and highlight how you can claim from the Workforce Development Fund …read more
Mythbuster: digital technology in social care
20 Nov 2023 Skills for Care
In this guest blog Katie Thorn, Project Lead, Digital Care Hub busts some of the common myths about digital technology in social care. read more
Transferable digital skills you can apply from your personal life to work
15 Nov 2023 Skills for Care
We look at some of the digital skills you may make use of regularly in your personal life that you can also apply to your role in adult social care read more
Resources to support with digital skills and confidence
13 Nov 2023 Skills for Care
We round-up some resources available to support you with improving digital confidence and developing your digital skills. read more
Why it’s important to improve digital confidence for people working in social care
09 Nov 2023 Claire Smout
As we launch our ‘Improving digital confidence’ campaign, our Head of Digital Skills, Claire Smout, discusses why digital confidence is so important f…read more
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