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Skills for Care’s latest monthly data shows vacancy rates continue to rise in social care

08 Apr 2022

Skills for Care has released its latest monthly data for the social care workforce. The figures show that vacancy rates are continuing to rise, while the number of filled posts is falling.

Skills for Care joins with marketing expert to host social media masterclasses for recruitment

05 Apr 2022

Skills for Care is working with marketing strategist Paul Ince of marketing agency LikeMind Media to deliver a series of masterclasses to support social care recruiters in using social media to find and keep staff.

Skills for Care is #CelebratingSocialCare in April

04 Apr 2022

Join us in #CelebratingSocialCare this month, as we reflect on the past two years, looking at the achievements among the challenges and providing ongoing support for the future.

Sector leaders call for action on social care workforce

25 Mar 2022

National adult social care organisations have come together to call on the Government to deliver a long-term care workforce strategy and tackle the issue of care worker pay.

Today we #RememberSocialCare on Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection

17 Mar 2022

Today people across the social care sector are coming together to #RememberSocialCare on Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection.

Skills for Care response to integration white paper: joining up care for people, places and populations

09 Feb 2022

Oonagh Smyth issues a responses from Skills for Care to the integration white paper.

Skills for Care launches campaign to support change management in social care

07 Feb 2022

Skills for Care has launched a series of activity to support social care leaders with managing change. Find out more about what our new campaign involves.

Skills for Care prepares for Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection in March

04 Feb 2022

Skills for Care is in the last stages of planning for the first Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection due to be held on 17 March 2022. Find out more about the day.

Skills for Care launch our new three year strategy supporting the creation of a fair and just society

04 Aug 2021

Today marks a significant milestone for Skills for Care as we launch our new three year strategy. Setting out the direction we'll take as we work towards our vision of supporting everyone who works across social care to create a fair and just society where people can access the advice, care, and support they need to live lives they want.

Skills for Care response to Health and Social Care select committee's report into Workforce burnout

08 Jun 2021

Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth said: We gave written and oral evidence using our data to the select committee on the significant impact of the pandemic on the 1.5 million people who work in adult social care, and this comprehensive report put the needs of our workforce at the heart of their recommendations.