Blogs and articles

27 Mar 2020 Jason Denny

Registered Manager Jason Denny and his team at Old Hastings House won a Skills for Care Accolade for their work. Here he reflects on how they are resp…read more

26 Mar 2020 Skills for Care

Information on how social care providers can ensure they uphold the rights and decisions of people they support amid the COVID-19 emergency. read more

23 Mar 2020 Oonagh Smyth

Oonagh Smyth discusses how the social care workforce has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and praises the hard work of the sector. read more

16 Mar 2020 Dani Noquet

During February and March we’ve been focusing on workforce planning. In this blog, we hear from Registered Manager Member of Skills for Care, Dani Noq…read more

04 Mar 2020 Andy Tilden

Andy Tilden, interim CEO writes an open letter to welcome our new CEO Oonagh Smyth. read more

02 Mar 2020 Skills for Care

To recruit people with the right values and behaviours for your organisation, it’s recommended that you establish clear, meaningful workplace values w…read more

24 Feb 2020 Karen Morse

Karen Morse, National Lead for Mental Health at Skills for Care, shares her thoughts in the lead up to two highly anticipated events this week that fo…read more

24 Feb 2020 Skills for Care

Safe staffing levels ensure that your service has enough staff, who have the right values and skills, to deliver high-quality care and support. This a…read more

19 Feb 2020 Kate Blake

Last year, Partners in Care: Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole, used a grant from Skills for Care's Workforce Development Innovation Fund (WDIF) to introd…read more

17 Feb 2020 Dave Griffiths

As we focus on the importance of workforce planning, Dave Griffiths, Skills for Care Programme Head talks about the ASC-WDS service and how it helps o…read more