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Contributory factors framework for medicines errors in adult social care settings

This framework supports investigating medicines errors in adult social care settings to enhance safety and learning.

Leadership Qualities Framework

The Leadership Qualities Framework (LQF) provides a practical guide to the key qualities of effective leaders at all levels within the sector.

Community, trust and representation: recruitment in Shared Lives

Carly Riley, Strategic carer recruitment communications manager and Sanah Sheikh, Strategic Advice Consultant at Shared Lives Plus share their insights on how to recruit Shared Lives carers from minoritised ethnic and cultural communities.

NHS status factsheet 2020.21 FINAL

Personal assistant employment status and pension fact sheet

The growing adult social care sector and its skilled workforce contributes £50.3 billion to the English economy according to a new report published by Skills for Care

The growing adult social care sector and its skilled workforce contributes £50.3 billion to the English economy according to a new report published by Skills for Care.

A Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England

Discover England's first-ever Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care, led by Skills for Care—ensuring the sector has the right people, skills, and support to deliver high-quality care.

Workforce-Strategy-for-Adult-Social-Care-in-England-July-2025

The workforce strategy for adult social care in England. Published July 2024, refreshed July 2025.

Knowing the neighbourhood: local knowledge, personalised support

In one of our newly-published Practical Approaches Toolkits, Be Caring shares their neighbourhood approach. We take a look at what this means.

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Offering meaningful work experience guide

Work experience can bring lots of benefits to adult social careemployers, and give people who are interested in joining oursector the opportunity to experience what it's really like. This guide has practical information and templates to support adult social care employers to provide meaningful work experience.