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Involving people who draw on care and support in recruitment

What does it mean to include people with lived experience in the recruitment process and why is it important? Marie Lovell, Hazel Griffiths and Gary Stark discuss.

Learning disability

Explore Skills for Care's guide to learning disability: understanding legal duties, person-centred care, best practice, workforce support, and what high-quality care looks like for people with learning disabilities.

Interview: building career pathways for staff to learn and grow

Ben Miller, Registered Manager, at Castleford House Nursing Home spoke to us about how they’ve developed career pathways which allow staff to develop their skills and progress within their organisation.

How Skills for Care's nominated individual network helps me manage my care service

Derek Edwards, Registered Manager at Clover Health and Homecare, talks to us about how Skills for Care’s nominated individual network helps him manage his service better.

A year in care

We share a roundup of some of the most important and promising projects we’ve been working on in 2024.

Radfield Home Care wins ‘Best response to the coronavirus pandemic’ at Home Care Awards 2022

Radfield Home Care took home a win and two high commendations at the 2022 Home Care Awards in April, including ‘Best response to the coronavirus pandemic’.

The Personalised Care – Peer Leadership Development Programme

The Personalised Care Group at NHS England and NHS Improvement has developed an exciting and innovative online personal development programme aimed at people with lived experience who are committed to working collaboratively with the system to shape and influence how personalised care is delivered. Find out more.

How to co-produce learning and development with people who draw on care and support

Two training organisations told us how they work with people who draw on care and support to co-produce learning and development for care workers.

What is meaningful activity and why is it so important?

Meaningful activity plays an important role in ensuring the wellbeing of individuals receiving care and support. In this article Tracey Barnes, Project Manager at Skills for Care, discusses what meaningful activity is and why it's so important?

Autism

This page offers advice, resources, and signposting to support adult social care employers with understanding and learning around autism.