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Chloe Austin's remarkable journey
10 Jan 2025 Skills for Care
In this Good News Friday, we hear a story of amazing resilience and strength from a registered nurse who overcame a tragic accident during the early s…read more
Good news story
The Care Workforce Pathway as a roadmap for development and progression
08 Jan 2025 Rob Newby
Rob Newby, our Head of National Workforce Development, Capability & Skills, talks about the Care Workforce Pathway and what it means to care providers…read more
Learning and development
Why learning and development matters
06 Jan 2025 Oonagh Smyth
As we launch our ‘Learning and development matters’ campaign, our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on why learning and development is more important than eve…read more
Spellman Care's Christmas appeal a resounding success!
03 Jan 2025 Skills for Care
This #GoodNewsFriday, we hear about a successful Christmas present appeal that provided gifts for hospital residents who unfortunately couldn’t be wit…read more
Merseyside autism charity named best north west employer at GB Care Awards
27 Dec 2024 Skills for Care
We take this #GoodNewsFriday to celebrate a Bromborough-based charity supporting autistic adults that has been recognised as the one of the best emplo…read more
Building a stronger social care nursing community
23 Dec 2024 Deborah Sturdy
Deborah Sturdy CBE, Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, reflects on the importance of collaboration and community within the social care nursing sector…read more
Nursing
Our Christmas message
20 Dec 2024 Oonagh Smyth
Our CEO, Oonagh Smyth, shares a brief Christmas message to thank the entire sector for its hard work and dedication throughout the year. read more
How artificial intelligence can make social care better
18 Dec 2024 John Clarke
We hear from John Clarke, Head of Cloud and AI Advisory at Ancoris, on their hopes for AI and the future of adult social care. read more
Digital
A year in care
17 Dec 2024 Skills for Care
We share a roundup of some of the most important and promising projects we’ve been working on in 2024. read more
Workforce development
Camphill Village Trust celebrates 70 years of support
13 Dec 2024 Skills for Care
This #GoodNewsFriday celebrates Camphill Village Trust, a social care organisation that supports adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental hea…read more
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