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Skills for Care launches ‘Driving change in social care’ campaign

02 Sep 2024

Jane Brightman, our Director of Workforce Strategy, tells us about the latest Skills for Care campaign, which focuses on the ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ and encouraging the adoption of its recommendations.

Former ADASS President Beverley Tarka joins Skills for Care board

07 Aug 2024

Beverley Tarka, former President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), will join the Skills for Care is the latest addition to the Skills for Care board.

Skills for Care statement on Ministerial learning and development announcement

31 Jul 2024

Oonagh Smyth, Skills for Care CEO responds to the Minister for Care's announcement about learning and development support.

Turning point for social care as the sector launches a Workforce Strategy

18 Jul 2024

The launch of a new Workforce Strategy for adult social care in England is being hailed as a turning point for care – as new data shows the sector still has a vacancy rate around three times higher than the wider economy.

Skills for Care’s ‘Making integration happen’ campaign

01 Jul 2024

As we launch our ‘Making integration happen’ campaign, our CEO Oonagh Smyth discusses how we can better understand integrated care systems (ICS) and promote integrated care.

Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Improvement Programme open for registrations

14 May 2024

The Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Improvement Programme has officially opened its registration process for 2024, offering an important platform for addressing race inequality within the social care sector.

Skills for Care is supporting providers to #KeepTheRightPeople throughout May and June

07 May 2024

Throughout May and June Skills for Care is focusing on helping social care providers to keep the right people working for them.

Skills for Care and Council of Deans of Health write open letter to Higher Education Institutions on developing social care placement opportunities in nurse education

26 Apr 2024

Skills for Care CEO, Oonagh Smyth, and Council of Deans of Health CEO, Ed Hughes, have penned an open letter in response to the escalating demand for nurses and nursing associates in the adult social care sector.

Experienced auditor Peter Chambers joins Skills for Care's board

10 Apr 2024

Peter Chambers has joined the Skills for Care board bringing over 30 years of experience in governance, risk and control in the UK and abroad.

Skills for Care is #CelebratingSocialCare this April

02 Apr 2024

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. This is now the third year that we’re dedicating the month of April to #CelebratingSocialCare.