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Take a look at through our blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.

If you’d be interested in writing a blog or being interviewed for one our pieces please email alexander.haswell@skillsforcare.org.uk

 


In celebration of registered managers

15 Sep 2020 Oliver French

Project Manager Oliver French has been working closely with our registered manager networks since lockdown began and reflects on their outstanding con…read more

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15 Sep 2020 Oliver French

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Project Manager Oliver French has been working closely with our registered manager networks since lockdown began and reflects on their outstanding con…read more

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Three decades in the frontline

31 Jul 2020 Pam Packham

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the central role registered managers have played in tackling the spread of the virus. Pam Packham has just celebr…read more

31 Jul 2020 Pam Packham

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the central role registered managers have played in tackling the spread of the virus. Pam Packham has just celebr…read more

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It's OK to be different...if it works

30 Jun 2020 Jim Thomas

In the second of his blogs imagining what adult social care will look like post virus our Head of Workforce Innovation Jim Thomas imagines a new unive…read more

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30 Jun 2020 Jim Thomas

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In the second of his blogs imagining what adult social care will look like post virus our Head of Workforce Innovation Jim Thomas imagines a new unive…read more

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Don't fly too close to the sun

23 Jun 2020 Jim Thomas

In the first of a series of blogs where Skills for Care start to think about what post virus adult social care will look like our Head of Workforce In…read more

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23 Jun 2020 Jim Thomas

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In the first of a series of blogs where Skills for Care start to think about what post virus adult social care will look like our Head of Workforce In…read more

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Challenges empower us to achieve

17 Jun 2020 Samuel Clements

Samuel Clements is a director and Nominated Individual for a domiciliary care agency, Salus Care, based in Leicestershire. He began his career at the …read more

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17 Jun 2020 Samuel Clements

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Samuel Clements is a director and Nominated Individual for a domiciliary care agency, Salus Care, based in Leicestershire. He began his career at the …read more

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Thank you to registered managers

10 Jun 2020 Bill Mumford

Bill Mumford is a Skills for Care Fellow with 40 years’ experience in the health and social care sector, starting as a live-in care assistant at Barna…read more

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10 Jun 2020 Bill Mumford

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Bill Mumford is a Skills for Care Fellow with 40 years’ experience in the health and social care sector, starting as a live-in care assistant at Barna…read more

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Choosing to care

02 Jun 2020 Pakkirisamy Bhoopalan Natarajan

Chosen Care Group offer home care across 22 London boroughs and have offered over one million hours of care and support to more than 250 clients. One …read more

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02 Jun 2020 Pakkirisamy Bhoopalan Natarajan

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Chosen Care Group offer home care across 22 London boroughs and have offered over one million hours of care and support to more than 250 clients. One …read more

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When life gives us lemons, we make lemon drizzle cake…

26 May 2020 Felicity White

Registered manager of The Grange in Benenden, Felicity White looks at how they made the most of seven acres of gardens where people could enjoy the ou…read more

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26 May 2020 Felicity White

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Registered manager of The Grange in Benenden, Felicity White looks at how they made the most of seven acres of gardens where people could enjoy the ou…read more

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Contingency planning during the crisis

19 May 2020 Ed Brown

Ed Brown is the Nominated Individual for Father Hudson’s Care Adult Care Department that provides care and support services for older people and peopl…read more

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19 May 2020 Ed Brown

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Ed Brown is the Nominated Individual for Father Hudson’s Care Adult Care Department that provides care and support services for older people and peopl…read more

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Workforce planning

COVID-19 putting a spotlight on social care

09 Apr 2020 Sophie Chester-Glyn

Care provider Sophie Chester-Glyn talks about what her team at Manor Community are doing to deal with COVID-19 and what implications the current crisi…read more

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09 Apr 2020 Sophie Chester-Glyn

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Care provider Sophie Chester-Glyn talks about what her team at Manor Community are doing to deal with COVID-19 and what implications the current crisi…read more

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