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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.

Skills for Care dedicates April to #CelebratingSocialCare for fifth year

01 Apr 2026

Skills for Care is once again #CelebratingSocialCare this April and is encouraging all social care organisations and people working in social care to join in.

Skills for Care launches new ‘Practical approaches toolkits’ to support adoption of proven workforce models

23 Mar 2026

Skills for Care has launched a new suite of ‘Practical approaches toolkits’.

Skills for Care publishes updated framework to support great leadership in social care

03 Mar 2026

Skills for Care has published its refreshed Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF), modelling what great leadership looks like in adult social care.

Call for speakers and exhibitors to join “AI and the future of social work– a one day summit”

23 Feb 2026

Skills for Care and Social Work England are calling on leaders, innovators and experts across AI, social work, technology, policy and education to contribute to the first ever “AI and the future of social work” event.

Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth awarded a CBE

30 Dec 2025

Announcing the fantastic news the our CEO Oonagh Smyth has been awarded a CBE.

Statement on DHSC ASC Workforce Support Programme

19 Dec 2025

Statement on DHSC ASC Workforce Support Programme.

Skills for Care shines spotlight on ‘Integrated working and social care’

03 Nov 2025

Through November and December Skills for Care is highlighting the importance of integrated working across health and care services.

Latest social care sector and workforce data published

15 Oct 2025

Skills for Care published its annual 'State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England' report.