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My journey to becoming an award-winning registered manager and co-chair of a Skills for Care local network for managers

20 Aug 2024 Kam Gill

Kam Gill, Registered Manager, Walfinch Oxfordshire, shares her story about becoming an award-winning registered manager and how she plans to fulfil he…read more

city care partnership

20 Aug 2024 Kam Gill

city care partnership

Kam Gill, Registered Manager, Walfinch Oxfordshire, shares her story about becoming an award-winning registered manager and how she plans to fulfil he…read more

Workforce development

A positive future

13 Aug 2024 Graham Woodham

Graham Woodham, former Head of Regulated Professional Workforce at Skills for Care, reflects on his work at Skills for Care and his hopes for the futu…read more

Graham Woodham blog picture

13 Aug 2024 Graham Woodham

Graham Woodham blog picture

Graham Woodham, former Head of Regulated Professional Workforce at Skills for Care, reflects on his work at Skills for Care and his hopes for the futu…read more

Workforce development

How the ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ will support integrated care systems

30 Jul 2024 Jane Brightman

Continuing our #IntegratedCare campaign, Jane Brightman explores how the recently launched ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ will help integr…read more

Three women around table

30 Jul 2024 Jane Brightman

Three women around table

Continuing our #IntegratedCare campaign, Jane Brightman explores how the recently launched ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ will help integr…read more

Workforce development

How our workforce data is informing decisions for #IntegratedCare

10 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

We discuss the vital nature of workforce data in supporting the health and social care integration agenda. read more

Woman using computer

10 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

Woman using computer

We discuss the vital nature of workforce data in supporting the health and social care integration agenda. read more

Workforce development

Integration

Skills for Care supports health and social care integration meetings – a reflective case study

08 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

To support making integration happen, Skills for Care works closely with adult social care providers and integrated care systems (ICS) to help achieve…read more

Man presenting to group

08 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

Man presenting to group

To support making integration happen, Skills for Care works closely with adult social care providers and integrated care systems (ICS) to help achieve…read more

Workforce development

Insights from the Social Care HR Leaders Network’s ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ event

04 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

We take a look at the main insights from a recent roundtable event which was hosted to discuss the ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’. The eve…read more

woman on laptop

04 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

woman on laptop

We take a look at the main insights from a recent roundtable event which was hosted to discuss the ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’. The eve…read more

Workforce development

How the ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ will support integrated care

03 Jul 2024 Kate Sims

We hear from Kate Sims, Director of People at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, on how the ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ will sup…read more

Lady with ringbinder

03 Jul 2024 Kate Sims

Lady with ringbinder

We hear from Kate Sims, Director of People at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, on how the ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ will sup…read more

Integration

Workforce development

‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ – reflections on our recent roundtable events

25 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

We recently held a series of collaborative roundtable events to gather input on the upcoming ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’. The events in…read more

Women around a table

25 Jun 2024 Skills for Care

Women around a table

We recently held a series of collaborative roundtable events to gather input on the upcoming ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’. The events in…read more

Workforce development

How the new ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ will help social care providers keep the right people

23 May 2024 Kirstie Jones

As part of our #KeepTheRightPeople campaign, we hear from Kirstie Jones, Chief People Officer at Salutem Care & Education, on how the new ‘Workforce s…read more

One man and one woman sat down smiling

23 May 2024 Kirstie Jones

One man and one woman sat down smiling

As part of our #KeepTheRightPeople campaign, we hear from Kirstie Jones, Chief People Officer at Salutem Care & Education, on how the new ‘Workforce s…read more

Workforce development

Key issues that sector stakeholders hope the ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ will address

22 Apr 2024 Jane Brightman

Jane Brightman, Director of Workforce Strategy, Skills for Care discusses some of the social care workforce expectations around the workforce strategy…read more

22 Apr 2024 Jane Brightman

Jane Brightman, Director of Workforce Strategy, Skills for Care discusses some of the social care workforce expectations around the workforce strategy…read more

Workforce development