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Skills for Care response to Health and Social Care Select Committee’s report on Workforce: recruitment, training, and retention in Health and Social Care
25 Jul 2022
Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth says this report which we gave oral and written evidence to lays bare the ongoing recruitment and retention challenges facing adult social care.
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 is inviting local authorities to become involved with the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard
05 Jul 2023
The SC-WRES was developed by Skills for Care as a tool to identify issues and measure improvements in the workforce with respect to the experiences of people from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic background.
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 to develop workforce strategy for adult social care – as new report shows a year of ‘green shoots’ and ongoing challenges
12 Oct 2023
Skills for Care has published its annual State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report - and announced plans to develop a new and comprehensive workforce strategy for adult social care.
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.
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