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New framework launched to strengthen behaviour change practice in adult social care

29 Jun 2026

Skills for Care has launched a new Behaviour Change Competencies Framework for the Adult Social Care Workforce, developed with the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in partnership with people working across the sector.

Dr Jane Brightman to step down from Skills for Care in autumn

25 Jun 2026

Jane Brightman, Director of Workforce Development, will be leaving Skills for Care in the autumn to begin a new chapter in her career within adult social care.

Adult social care vacancy rate falls to lowest level in a decade as workforce grows

24 Jun 2026

The vacancy rate in England’s adult social care sector has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, according to new data published by Skills for Care.

Skills for Care CEO Professor Oonagh Smyth CBE appointed Trustee of Age UK

11 Jun 2026

Professor Oonagh Smyth CBE, CEO of Skills for Care, has been appointed as a Trustee of Age UK.

Skills for Care launches The Training Hub for adult social care providers

08 Jun 2026

Skills for Care, the national charity focused on building a stronger workforce for social care, is starting to roll out a new training offer for adult social care.

Newly appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, James Murray, writes directly to adult social care and NHS colleagues

28 May 2026

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care James Murray thanks adult social care and NHS colleagues for their dedication, reflects on sector progress, and looks ahead to future engagement and reform across health and care.

SC-WRES Improvement Programme opens for 2026/27: a call for local authorities to lead the way on race equity in social care

22 May 2026

Skills for Care is encouraging local authorities across England to take a proactive role in shaping a more equitable social care workforce, as registration opens for the 2026/27 Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Improvement Programme.

New Skills for Care report highlights inequity faced by people from global majority colleagues working in social care

21 May 2026

Skills for Care, the national charity focused on building a stronger workforce for social care, has published its latest Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Annual National Report.

Skills for Care awarded two major DHSC contracts to strengthen the adult social care workforce

15 May 2026

Skills for Care has successfully secured two major three-year contracts from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to strengthen support for the adult social care workforce in England.

Rachel Yates Hoyles Wins Leadership in Dementia Award at the UK Dementia Awards 2026

08 May 2026

Skills for Care is proud to announce that Rachel Yates Hoyles, National Practice Innovation Lead, has been named the winner of the Leadership in Dementia Award at the UK Dementia Awards 2026.