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Skills for Care awarded two major DHSC contracts to strengthen the adult social care workforce

Skills for Care has successfully secured two major three-year contracts from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to strengthen support for the adult social care workforce in England.

Guide to improvement

This 'Guide to improvement' helps adult social care employers to identify, plan and implement improvements across their service. It draws on 'good' and outstanding' practice to help your service to, not only meet CQC expectations but exceed them. It includes checklists and examples to help you to identify what your service needs to improve, and to develop an action plan to implement the required changes.

The PA workforce in social care and health

This report outlines findings from a recent study which set out to establish a picture of personal assistants (PAs) working across social care and health in England. It looks specifically at the supply and recruitment of PAs, models of PA employment and consistency between social care and health.

PAs continuing to support people during a hospital admission

When personal assistants (PAs) continue to support their employer during a hospital admission, this can have lots of benefits for the individual. This guide outlines the benefits and shares learning and top tips about what works well, to help individual employers, local authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to work together to put the right processes in place to make it happen.

Data drives change

Discover how Skills for Care data drives change in adult social care, shaping policy, planning, and workforce decisions across the sector.

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.

6 - Leading a person-centred service

This standard relates to providing person-centred support which brings about positive outcomes for people who need care and support.

Strategy to enable social care placements for student nurses and nursing associates

Strategy to enable social care placements for student nurses and nursing associates July 2025

Care Certificate workbook for PAs

Employers can use this workbook to support PAs when they first start work, or as a refresh for existing staff.