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Skills for Care report: international recruitment helps social care workforce grow – but domestic recruitment and retention struggles persist
10 Oct 2024
Skills for Care has published its 2024 State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report.
Skills for Care’s ‘Making a difference with data’ campaign showcases the impact of data on social care
01 Oct 2024
Dave Griffiths, Programme Head – Analysis at Skills for Care, introduces our latest campaign, which focuses on the importance of data to the adult social care sector.
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.
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