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Dive into our collection of blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.

Whether you're looking for practical advice, industry trends, or expert opinions, our content is designed to support and inspire you in your role.

Stay informed and discover valuable information to help you navigate the challenges and opportunities in the social care sector.

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

 


How the Workforce Strategy can help us attract more regulated professionals

23 Sep 2024 Professor John Unsworth

In this article, Professor John Unsworth, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Northumbria University Newcastle, …read more

Regulated professionals image

23 Sep 2024 Professor John Unsworth

Regulated professionals image

In this article, Professor John Unsworth, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Northumbria University Newcastle, …read more

Workforce development

Learning and development

Recruitment

How integrated care systems are working together on shared recruitment initiatives

22 Jul 2024 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

Â鶹ŮÀÉ has spoken to several ICSs since their inception to learn about what they are doing. Learn how many are working effectively together t…read more

Group learning session

22 Jul 2024 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

Group learning session

Â鶹ŮÀÉ has spoken to several ICSs since their inception to learn about what they are doing. Learn how many are working effectively together t…read more

Integration

Recruitment

LDC Care Co awarded Chief Nurse Adult Social Care Award

22 Mar 2024 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

LDC Care Co were delighted to receive a Chief Nurse Adult Social Care Award following a visit from Deborah Sturdy. read more

deborah sturdy with ldc co

22 Mar 2024 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

deborah sturdy with ldc co

LDC Care Co were delighted to receive a Chief Nurse Adult Social Care Award following a visit from Deborah Sturdy. read more

Culture and diversity

Good news story

Recruitment

Azure launches recruitment incentive to support with finding and keeping high-quality staff

03 Jan 2024 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

Over the Christmas and New Year period we’re sharing some additional good news stories from the sector in 2023. This time we hear from Azure about the…read more

azure recruitment incentive

03 Jan 2024 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

azure recruitment incentive

Over the Christmas and New Year period we’re sharing some additional good news stories from the sector in 2023. This time we hear from Azure about the…read more

Good news story

Recruitment

Retention

How we reduced turnover from 92% to 3% in two years

28 Sep 2023 Barry O'Driscoll

Barry O'Driscoll, Registered Manager, Sycamore Lodge, shares how they drastically reduced turnover rates by focusing on a positive culture and values-…read more

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28 Sep 2023 Barry O'Driscoll

Barry O

Barry O'Driscoll, Registered Manager, Sycamore Lodge, shares how they drastically reduced turnover rates by focusing on a positive culture and values-…read more

Retention

Recruitment

Six top tips to support staff retention

27 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

Once you’ve recruited the right people, it’s important to keep them. We’ve rounded up some top tips to help you retain staff and lower turnover. read more

Young male and female social care worker smiling

27 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

Young male and female social care worker smiling

Once you’ve recruited the right people, it’s important to keep them. We’ve rounded up some top tips to help you retain staff and lower turnover. read more

Recruitment

Retention

Safe and effective staffing requires you to #RecruitRight

26 Sep 2023 Rob Hargreaves

Rob Hargreaves, Information Services Manager at Â鶹ŮÀÉ explains what regulated providers will need to demonstrate and what support is availab…read more

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26 Sep 2023 Rob Hargreaves

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Rob Hargreaves, Information Services Manager at Â鶹ŮÀÉ explains what regulated providers will need to demonstrate and what support is availab…read more

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Recruitment

Â鶹ŮÀÉ launches values-based recruitment toolkit

25 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

Â鶹ŮÀÉ launches values-based recruitment toolkit read more

Care workers learning in a classroom

25 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

Care workers learning in a classroom

Â鶹ŮÀÉ launches values-based recruitment toolkit read more

Recruitment

What you need to know about safe and fair recruitment

21 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

It’s important that all your recruitment is conducted in a safe and fair way, especially when recruiting people from certain groups. We round up what …read more

Two women talking at a desk

21 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

Two women talking at a desk

It’s important that all your recruitment is conducted in a safe and fair way, especially when recruiting people from certain groups. We round up what …read more

Culture and diversity

Recruitment

Ethical international recruitment: what you need to know

20 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

Our latest data shows that 70,000 people were recruited from abroad into direct care giving roles in 2022/23. We look at what you need to know about e…read more

A lady holding another lady's hand

20 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ

A lady holding another lady's hand

Our latest data shows that 70,000 people were recruited from abroad into direct care giving roles in 2022/23. We look at what you need to know about e…read more

Culture and diversity

Recruitment