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Reception for International Nurses and Midwives held at Buckingham Palace

Over the Christmas and New Year period we’re sharing some additional good news stories from the sector in 2023. This time we hear from Paula du Rand, Registered Manager, Kineton Manor Nursing Home about attending the Reception for International Nurses and Midwives working in the United Kingdom at Buckingham Palace.

Skills for Care responds to CQC State Of Care report

Skills for Care CEO, Oonagh Smyth, responds to the CQC State Of Care report.

Skills for Care responds to CQC State of Care 2020/21 report

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today released their State of Care 2020/21 report.

Social care workers celebrated in awards ceremony

Frontline care workers were celebrated in an awards ceremony which was held to highlight the importance of social care, its workforce and the high level of training needed to work in social care.

Valuing social care nursing in education

We reflect on a recent collaboration with the University of Salford which looked to promote the value of social care nursing in education.

Clifton Homecare wins leadership excellence award at Northwest Family Business Awards

This #GoodNewsFriday, we hear about Caroline Cosh and the team at Clifton Homecare, who’ve been given some impressive awards!

Reflecting on our latest size and structure of social care data

As we launch our ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector in England’ report, our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on what the latest figures tell us and what this means for social care.

Support for promoting equality and diversity among social care teams

Supporting equality and diversity among the social care sector is a core element of our strategy and all our work at Skills for Care.

Recognising nursing excellence in adult social care

We use this #GoodNewsFriday to celebrate some of the leading nurses from our sector.

Exploring allyship in social care

Symone Stuart, National Lead, Leadership Development at Skills for Care discusses what allyship means and why it’s important to our sector.