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Transform

Transformation of the workforce is needed if we want to ensure we can meet the needs of our ever changing population. The Workforce Strategy defines the areas of focus to make this happen.

Support for integrated care systems

Integration case studies showcasing examples of where integration across the social care, and health and other sectors is working well.

The workforce employed by adult social services departments in England

This page looks at the characteristics of workers employed by local authorities in the adult social care sector in England.

Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) workforce

Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) workforce

Social work education in England

Social work education in England

Attract and retain

Discover the recommendations within the Workforce Strategy on what needs to be done to attract people into roles in adult social care and how to keep them once they arrive.

The workforce in adult social care today

Find out more about the workforce in adult social care today including staffing and vacancy rates, demographics of the workforce and learning and development in the sector.

Supporting resources

Access additional information used in the development of the Workforce Strategy for adult social care in England. Resources to share the progress of the strategy.

Recruiting the right people

Discover practical guidance, values-based recruitment tools, and expert insights to help you attract, hire, and retain the right people in adult social care. Access toolkits, data, seminars, and more to #RecruitRight.

Improving the social care system

We work to ensure the adult social care system is well funded, supports people to live the lives that they choose, and attracts the right people to the workforce. We do this by gathering and analysing workforce intelligence data through our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS), using our intelligence and insight from the sector to support local and national partners in strategy and policy development, and supporting social care within Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).