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Skills for Care is #CelebratingSocialCare in April

04 Apr 2022

Join us in #CelebratingSocialCare this month, as we reflect on the past two years, looking at the achievements among the challenges and providing ongoing support for the future.

Sector leaders call for action on social care workforce

25 Mar 2022

National adult social care organisations have come together to call on the Government to deliver a long-term care workforce strategy and tackle the issue of care worker pay.

Today we #RememberSocialCare on Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection

17 Mar 2022

Today people across the social care sector are coming together to #RememberSocialCare on Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection.

Skills for Care response to integration white paper: joining up care for people, places and populations

09 Feb 2022

Oonagh Smyth issues a responses from Skills for Care to the integration white paper.

Skills for Care launches campaign to support change management in social care

07 Feb 2022

Skills for Care has launched a series of activity to support social care leaders with managing change. Find out more about what our new campaign involves.

Skills for Care prepares for Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection in March

04 Feb 2022

Skills for Care is in the last stages of planning for the first Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection due to be held on 17 March 2022. Find out more about the day.

Skills for Care launches ‘Good and Outstanding care (GO)’ online

03 Feb 2022

Skills for Care has launched a major new online resource to support social care providers to prepare for Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections. Find out more about ‘Good and Outstanding care (GO)’ online.

Skills for Care launches new accessible content to support the Care Certificate

01 Feb 2022

Skills for Care have released accessible content to support the Care Certificate with an overview of each standard being translated into British Sign Language.

Adult Social Care White Paper – People at the Heart of Care

01 Dec 2021

Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth responds to the announcement of the 10-year vision for Adult Social Care white paper.

Skills for Care appoint John Coughlan CBE as their new Chair of Trustees

18 Nov 2021

Skills for Care has appointed former Hampshire County Council Chief Executive John Coughlan as our new Chair of Trustees.