Blogs and articles

11 Feb 2026 Skills for Care

We hear from two apprentices at St Monica’s Trust about how their apprenticeship has helped get them started with a career in care. read more

30 Jul 2025 Oonagh Smyth CBE

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

21 May 2025 Sue Collier

Sue Collier, Director and Founder of BGS Healthcare, talks to us about how she creates a welcoming environment to help retain staff. read more

04 Sep 2024 Lara Bywater

Lara Bywater, Director and Registered Manager of LDC Care, talks about how she believes the Strategy will help our sector tackle its retention challen…read more

28 Aug 2024 Stephen Forster

We hear from Stephen Forster, Managing Director of The Care Social Network, on how to retain your care team. read more

26 Jun 2024 Aisling Duffy

In this article, we hear from Aisling Duffy, Chief Executive of Certitude Support, on how she believes learning and development is critical in enablin…read more

19 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

Hints and tips on retaining personal assistants as an inidivudal employer. read more

10 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

We discuss how leadership impacts culture and how this can create an environment that leads to better staff retention. read more

05 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

We talk about how to recognise and reward your staff to support you in #KeepingTheRightPoeple. read more

03 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

We share our top tips on how to create a positive workplace culture that retains staff. read more