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Take a look at through our blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.

If you’d be interested in writing a blog or being interviewed for one our pieces please email catriona.wilson@skillsforcare.org.uk.

 


What is workforce planning and why is it important?

03 Nov 2022 Skills for Care

Do you know what workforce planning really means? We explain what workforce planning is, and how it will support your organisation to succeed. read more

03 Nov 2022 Skills for Care

Do you know what workforce planning really means? We explain what workforce planning is, and how it will support your organisation to succeed. read more

Workforce planning

Leadership

Creating the workforce of the future through work placements

19 Jul 2022 Skills for Care

Kirsty Armstrong, Registered Manager of Kelly Park Caring Agency, discusses how she has worked with local education providers to offer work placements…read more

Kirsty-Armstrong

19 Jul 2022 Skills for Care

Kirsty-Armstrong

Kirsty Armstrong, Registered Manager of Kelly Park Caring Agency, discusses how she has worked with local education providers to offer work placements…read more

Leadership

Recruitment

Workforce planning

Culture and diversity

Interview: how effective workforce planning can support capacity now and in the future

12 Jul 2022 Skills for Care

We spoke to Lindsey Dawson, Head of Area (North West) at Skills for Care, about what workforce planning really means and how an effective workforce pl…read more

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12 Jul 2022 Skills for Care

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We spoke to Lindsey Dawson, Head of Area (North West) at Skills for Care, about what workforce planning really means and how an effective workforce pl…read more

Recruitment

Retention

Workforce planning

Migration rule changes are welcome but are only part of the recruitment solution

07 Mar 2022 Oonagh Smyth

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth welcomes recent changes to the migration rules but says it is only part of the solution. read more

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07 Mar 2022 Oonagh Smyth

Photo of Oonagh Smyth

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth welcomes recent changes to the migration rules but says it is only part of the solution. read more

Recruitment

Workforce planning

Policy

Interview: how to be change ready

16 Feb 2022 Skills for Care

Skills for Care's Head of Area (North West) Lindsey Dawson discusses the importance of change in social care and how managers can be change ready. read more

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16 Feb 2022 Skills for Care

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Skills for Care's Head of Area (North West) Lindsey Dawson discusses the importance of change in social care and how managers can be change ready. read more

Leadership

Workforce planning

Planning for the year ahead: tips for individual employers

20 Jan 2022 Skills for Care

As the new year begins, we share information and advice to help individual employers plan for the year ahead. The start of a new year is a good time t…read more

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20 Jan 2022 Skills for Care

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As the new year begins, we share information and advice to help individual employers plan for the year ahead. The start of a new year is a good time t…read more

Individual employers

Workforce planning

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on the latest vacancy rates across adult social care and what we're doing to help employers recruit and retain staff.

19 Jan 2022 Oonagh Smyth

One of the things we use the data employers supply to our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) for is to track monthly trends across the sec…read more

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19 Jan 2022 Oonagh Smyth

Photo of Oonagh Smyth

One of the things we use the data employers supply to our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) for is to track monthly trends across the sec…read more

Recruitment

Retention

Skills for Care

Workforce planning

Interview: how I plan for the new year as a registered manager

13 Jan 2022 Laura Hambridge

As the new year begins, we spoke with Laura Hambridge, Registered Manager of Eden House, about how she plans for the year ahead and what advice she wo…read more

13 Jan 2022 Laura Hambridge

As the new year begins, we spoke with Laura Hambridge, Registered Manager of Eden House, about how she plans for the year ahead and what advice she wo…read more

Leadership

Workforce planning

New learning and development opportunities for 2022

12 Jan 2022 Skills for Care

As the new year begins it's the perfect time to start planning learning and development opportunities for your team to make use of this year. read more

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12 Jan 2022 Skills for Care

Three people on a sofa

As the new year begins it's the perfect time to start planning learning and development opportunities for your team to make use of this year. read more

Funding

Leadership

Workforce planning

Digital

CQC

Individual employers

Planning for 2022: key takeaways from our 'The care exchange' podcast

05 Jan 2022 Debbie Dry

In a recent episode of our podcast 'The care exchange', we spoke to Debbie Dry, the registered manager of Windsor Care Home, an 'outstanding' rated sm…read more

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05 Jan 2022 Debbie Dry

Photo of Debbie Dry

In a recent episode of our podcast 'The care exchange', we spoke to Debbie Dry, the registered manager of Windsor Care Home, an 'outstanding' rated sm…read more

Leadership

Workforce planning