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An end of year message from our CEO Oonagh Smyth

Hear what Skills for Care CEO Oonagh Smyth has to say about the past year in the sector.

Be Caring celebrates end of year with award wins and Christmas bonus

This #GoodNewsFriday we hear from Be Caring about their recent awards wins and the Christmas bonus they’ve given staff this year.

What data tells us about how learning and development supports retention

We round-up what our latest data tells us about how learning and development supports retention.

A look at how social care managers use Skills for Care's ASC-WDS

We spoke with managers from across the sector about how they use our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set to help manage their teams and service.

Reflections and lessons on workforce capacity in adult social care

Our CEO Oonagh Smyth recently attended the Leading Age conference in Denver. She reflects on key takeaways from the event.

How Leeds City Council’s Community Health and Well-being Service is making lives better

In this article, we hear from Cath Roff MBE, Project Director: Social Care Transformation, on the launch of the ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ and their upcoming Community Health and Well-being Service.

Skills for Care response to DHSC national recruitment campaign

The Department of Health and Social Care has this week launched their national recruitment campaign, aimed to attract more people to a career in social care.

#CelebratingSocialCare: creativity and generosity within the care community

Throughout April we’re #CelebratingSocialCare and all the great work happening across the sector. In this article we’ll be hearing about some creative and charitable activities from providers across the country.

Winners celebrated at Leeds Quality in Care Awards

This #GoodNewsFriday we’re saying well done to everyone name a winner at the Leeds Quality in Care Awards announced earlier this year.

What is workforce planning and why is it important?

Do you know what workforce planning really means? We explain what workforce planning is, and how it will support your organisation to succeed.