Blogs and articles

13 Mar 2023 Skills for Care

We spoke with our project manager for nursing Lucy Gillespie about how she keeps learning as a regulated professional and registered nurse. read more

17 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

We were delighted to see our Director of Operations Tricia Pereira win an award at the Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards. read more

06 Feb 2023 Skills for Care

As Race Equality Week 2023 begins Oonagh Smyth, CEO and John Coughlan, Chair of Skills for Care discuss the organisation’s work to support equality, d…read more

25 Jan 2023 Skills for Care

We explain how you can Skills for Care’s Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) to store your training records and make sure staff’s learning …read more

19 Oct 2022 Skills for Care

Ahead of the launch of series three of our podcast ‘The care exchange’, we speak to Anna Fleming, Registered Manager at Kent Case Management Ltd who’s…read more

05 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

Skills for Care has launched a two-month spotlight focused on providing support for leaders at all levels read more

02 Sep 2022 Skills for Care

Future Directions’ homes are alive to the sound of music, with visits from their very own Music Man, Kevin Phoenix. read more

26 Jul 2022 Oonagh Smyth

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth looks at what we have been doing to make good on our pledge to ask organisers of events to ensure full and equal contribution fro…read more

08 Jul 2022 Skills for Care

Skills for Care was delighted to support Wimbledon in offering 300 pairs of tickets for free to people working across social care. read more

30 Jun 2022 Grace Meadows

Music for Dementia is encouraging care workers to unlock the power of music to support their own health and wellbeing during challenging times. read more