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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

 


Edenmore Nursing Home welcomes home library service

01 Dec 2023 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Edenmore Nursing Home about their new home library service. read more

edenmore

01 Dec 2023 Skills for Care

edenmore

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Edenmore Nursing Home about their new home library service. read more

Good news story

Supporting the adult social care sector with digital upskilling

28 Nov 2023 Nada Wakeford

In this guest blog, Nada Wakeford Project Manager, Sussex Digital in Reach Team, shares how their team has been supporting the adult social care secto…read more

nada wakeford

28 Nov 2023 Nada Wakeford

nada wakeford

In this guest blog, Nada Wakeford Project Manager, Sussex Digital in Reach Team, shares how their team has been supporting the adult social care secto…read more

Digital

Learning and development

Priscilla Wakefield House achieves re-accreditation of Gold Standards Framework

24 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we’re saying well done to Priscilla Wakefield House for achieving re-accreditation of Gold Standards Framework. read more

Priscilla Wakefield House

24 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Priscilla Wakefield House

This #GoodNewsFriday we’re saying well done to Priscilla Wakefield House for achieving re-accreditation of Gold Standards Framework. read more

Good news story

Six eLearning modules to develop you and your team

22 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We round-up six online learning modules for social care managers and their teams, and highlight how you can claim from the Workforce Development Fund …read more

22 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We round-up six online learning modules for social care managers and their teams, and highlight how you can claim from the Workforce Development Fund …read more

Digital

Learning and development

Mythbuster: digital technology in social care

20 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

In this guest blog Katie Thorn, Project Lead, Digital Care Hub busts some of the common myths about digital technology in social care. read more

Katie Thorn

20 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Katie Thorn

In this guest blog Katie Thorn, Project Lead, Digital Care Hub busts some of the common myths about digital technology in social care. read more

Digital

Volunteer Responders programme supports adult social care providers

17 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear about how the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders Programme is supporting social care. read more

Check In and Chat

17 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Check In and Chat

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear about how the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders Programme is supporting social care. read more

Good news story

Transferable digital skills you can apply from your personal life to work

15 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We look at some of the digital skills you may make use of regularly in your personal life that you can also apply to your role in adult social care read more

Laptop

15 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Laptop

We look at some of the digital skills you may make use of regularly in your personal life that you can also apply to your role in adult social care read more

Digital

Learning and development

Resources to support with digital skills and confidence

13 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

We round-up some resources available to support you with improving digital confidence and developing your digital skills. read more

Two women looking at a computer

13 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

Two women looking at a computer

We round-up some resources available to support you with improving digital confidence and developing your digital skills. read more

Digital

Learning and development

Clifton Homecare wins 'Employer of the year' award

10 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

This #GoodNewsFriday we say well done to Clifton Homecare who were awarded 'Employer of the year' at the Lancashire Be Inspired Business Awards (BIB…read more

clifton homecare

10 Nov 2023 Skills for Care

clifton homecare

This #GoodNewsFriday we say well done to Clifton Homecare who were awarded 'Employer of the year' at the Lancashire Be Inspired Business Awards (BIB…read more

Good news story

Why it’s important to improve digital confidence for people working in social care

09 Nov 2023 Claire Smout

As we launch our ‘Improving digital confidence’ campaign, our Head of Digital Skills, Claire Smout, discusses why digital confidence is so important f…read more

Claire Smout

09 Nov 2023 Claire Smout

Claire Smout

As we launch our ‘Improving digital confidence’ campaign, our Head of Digital Skills, Claire Smout, discusses why digital confidence is so important f…read more

Digital

Learning and development

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