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Using social media and digital content to support recruitment in social care
16 Sep 2021 Skills for Care
We spoke with a selection of social care recruiters and managers to find out more about how they’re using social media to support their recruitment ac…read more
Digital
Recruitment
Defining digital: what exactly do we mean when we talk about digital in social care?
26 Jul 2021 Dianne Buddery
Our digital programme head Diane Buddery shares a simple breakdown of what digital really means and how it can be applied in social care. read more
New TSA film showcases how to embrace technology in social care
19 Jul 2021 Skills for Care
A new film made by TEC Services Association (TSA), the industry and advisory body for technology enabled care, highlights how social care providers c…read more
Leadership
Putting the social media in social care
30 Jun 2021 Skills for Care
We round up some top tips on how you can use social media to help support your organisation and share inspiration from care providers using social med…read more
Connecting with a Click
21 Jun 2021 Kelly Perry
Kelly Perry is the Project Leader for Click, a supportive and inclusive online community that supports adults with a learning disability and autistic …read more
Culture and diversity
Appy recruiting: the digital solution to recruitment and retention in social care
14 Jun 2021 Skills for Care
Find out more about Care Friends, the employee referral recruitment app for social care employers. read more
Retention
Intelligent care: how one care provider is using artificial intelligence in their nursing homes
11 Jun 2021 Mike Armstrong
We spoke with Mike Armstrong, Managing Director of Havering Care Homes to find out more about how artificial intelligence has helped support his staff…read more
How can listening to a podcast help you to be a more effective manager?
01 Jun 2021 Pia Rathje-Burton
Pia Rathje-Burton, host of the Skills for Care podcast ‘The care exchange’, discusses how listening to a podcast can help managers working in adult so…read more
Same storm; different boats
09 Dec 2020 Dianne Buddery
Diane Buddery, our Programme Head for Sector Digital, reflects on leadership and digital working in the care sector. read more
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