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Skills for Care highlights how #DataDrivesChange with latest campaign

02 Oct 2023

Skills for Care is showcasing the important impact which data has in making decisions and shaping policy for social care with their latest campaign ‘Making a difference with data #DataDrivesChange’.

Skills for Care is supporting social care employers to #RecruitRight

01 Sep 2023

Skills for Care is supporting social care teams to #RecruitRight with its latest campaign.

Skills for Care added to Official Statistics Order 2023

23 Aug 2023

Skills for Care is now an official statistics provider, having been added to the Official Statistics Order 2023.

New survey launched to capture the experiences of those working in adult social care

17 Aug 2023

People working across adult social care are being encouraged to complete a new national Government survey which aims to capture the experiences of those working in adult social care to support improvements over time.

Skills for Care appoints Tristram Gardner as Deputy CEO

17 Jul 2023

Skills for Care, the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England, is delighted to announce the appointment of Tristram Gardner to the role of Deputy CEO.

Adult social care workforce growing again, but challenges remain

12 Jul 2023

The annual Size and Structure of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England shows that the adult social care workforce in England started growing again in 2022-3.

Skills for Care response to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

30 Jun 2023

Skills for Care responds to the release of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

New mapping tool supports better insight into regional and national mental health workforce

14 Jun 2023

The Association of Mental Health Providers (The Association) has launched a national picture of the mental health workforce, including data from Skills for Care.

Skills for Care is supporting social care teams with developing a positive workplace culture

05 Jun 2023

Skills for Care, the strategic workforce development and planning body for social care in England, is supporting social care teams to develop a positive workplace culture.

Guiding principles developed to support person-centred delegation of healthcare activities to care workers

25 May 2023

Skills for Care, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and sector partners have co-developed voluntary guiding principles to support person-centred, safe and effective delegation of healthcare activities to care workers, including personal assistants.