Blogs and articles

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

09 Aug 2024 Skills for Care

In this week’s #GoodNewsFriday, we hear about a research project that has been awarded national funding to answer the question ‘how can more men be re…read more

08 Aug 2024 Oonagh Smyth

We hear from Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care, on the much-anticipated launch of the second phase of the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Stand…read more

02 Aug 2024 Skills for Care

We hear about Stow Healthcare’s Project Decaf, which has helped reduce falls by getting those it supports to switch to decaffeinated drinks! read more

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

26 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

Cedrick Ndatenguha Cyifuzo’s induction training and quick thinking resulted in him administering life-saving CPR in an emergency situation. read more

24 Jul 2024 Alice McGee

Alice McGee, Chief People Officer at Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board, discusses the crucial role of adult social care in achieving properly int…read more

22 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

Skills for Care has spoken to several ICSs since their inception to learn about what they are doing. Learn how many are working effectively together t…read more

19 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

Zena Wolff (86) has become one of the first residents to be recognised at the National Dementia Care Awards, being awarded top honours as the ‘Inspiri…read more

15 Jul 2024 Skills for Care

We hear from Chloe Wynn, Registered Manager at Belong Morris Feinmann, on how she believes integration and collaboration between health and social car…read more