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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.

Skills for Care responds to Data saves lives strategy

13 Jun 2022

Skills for Care has issued a response to the Government's Data Saves Lives Strategy. Oonagh Smyth comments.

New report from Skills for Care finds filled posts in social care are down for first time on record, highlighting recruitment challenges for sector

19 Jul 2022

A new report from Skills for Care shows the number of filled posts in adult social care is down for the first time on record.

Skills for Care comments on government’s plans to support social care training

10 Aug 2022

Skills for Care comments on the Government's plans to support social care training, including the workforce development fund.

Vacancies in social care increase by 52% to their highest rates and the workforce shrinks for the first time

10 Oct 2022

Skills for Care's annual ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report’ has been published for 2022, finding vacancy rates in social care at highest on record.

Skills for Care response to The Homecare Association’s Autumn Workforce Survey

20 Dec 2022

Skills for Care issues a response to The Homecare Association’s Autumn Workforce Survey.

Skills for Care’s response to Government setting out next steps to support people who receive social care

04 Apr 2023

Skills for Care responds to Government's next steps to put People at the Heart of Care.

Skills for Care's response to Hewitt Review

05 Apr 2023

Skills for care responds to the Hewitt Review.

Skills for Care is supporting social care teams with #UnderstandingIntegration

02 May 2023

Skills for Care, the strategic workforce development and planning body for social care in England, is supporting adult social care teams with understanding integration.

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.