Why knowing more about the great people who work in care matters
12 Jul 2023
Oonagh Smyth
Did you know that there are around 1.6 million dedicated and highly skilled people working in adult social care? Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care,…read more
Did you know that there are around 1.6 million dedicated and highly skilled people working in adult social care? Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care,…read more
ASC-WDS
Workforce planning
Skills for Care
Workforce intelligence
Planning opportunities for our team to grow with us
01 Mar 2023
Skills for Care
Leah Emerson, Clinical Nurse Manager at Risedale Estates spoke to us about how the organisation provides career pathways, offering opportunities for t…read more
01 Mar 2023
Skills for Care
Leah Emerson, Clinical Nurse Manager at Risedale Estates spoke to us about how the organisation provides career pathways, offering opportunities for t…read more
Learning and development
Retention
Succession planning
Workforce planning
Using data to understand and support culture and diversity
13 Dec 2022
Skills for Care
Using data to analyse your workforce and organisation is an important part of workforce planning. We look at what data can tell you about equality, di…read more
13 Dec 2022
Skills for Care
Using data to analyse your workforce and organisation is an important part of workforce planning. We look at what data can tell you about equality, di…read more
Workforce planning
Culture and diversity
ASC-WDS
How to know if you’re planning effectively
06 Dec 2022
Skills for Care
Workforce planning means making sure you have the right people with the right skills to meet your organisational needs. We look at how to make sure yo…read more
06 Dec 2022
Skills for Care
Workforce planning means making sure you have the right people with the right skills to meet your organisational needs. We look at how to make sure yo…read more
How we planned for our new registered manager to take over
30 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
Alison Carter, Managing Director, and Kim Woodhouse, Registered Manager at No Place Like Home discuss how they planned for Kim to take over the role o…read more
30 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
Alison Carter, Managing Director, and Kim Woodhouse, Registered Manager at No Place Like Home discuss how they planned for Kim to take over the role o…read more
Management
Leadership
Succession planning
Workforce planning
How I planned the introduction of nursing associates at Kineton Manor
28 Nov 2022
Dr Paula du Rand
Paula du Rand, Registered Manger at Kineton Manor Nursing Home tells us how she identified the need for nursing associates at their organisation as pa…read more
28 Nov 2022
Dr Paula du Rand
Paula du Rand, Registered Manger at Kineton Manor Nursing Home tells us how she identified the need for nursing associates at their organisation as pa…read more
Learning and development
Nursing
Workforce planning
How I plan for new leaders to support the future of the team
22 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
Debbie Davison, Registered Manager at Brampton Lodge spoke to us about how she identifies and develops leaders in her team as part of her succession p…read more
22 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
Debbie Davison, Registered Manager at Brampton Lodge spoke to us about how she identifies and develops leaders in her team as part of her succession p…read more
Leadership
Learning and development
Management
Nursing
Succession planning
Workforce planning
How you can use Skills for Care’s data to help with workforce planning
09 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care’s analysis team explain how you can use the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) and our annual social care report to suppor…read more
09 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
Skills for Care’s analysis team explain how you can use the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) and our annual social care report to suppor…read more
ASC-WDS
Succession planning
Workforce planning
How to create a workforce plan
08 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
A workforce plan is an important part of being prepared for the future. We’ve put together a simple template to help you create your own workforce pla…read more
08 Nov 2022
Skills for Care
A workforce plan is an important part of being prepared for the future. We’ve put together a simple template to help you create your own workforce pla…read more
Workforce planning
Succession planning
Recruitment
Retention