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Interview: the importance of references in social care
18 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ
We spoke with Dominic Headley, founder and director of Dominic Headley and Associates a specialist consultant, about the importance of references. read more
Recruitment
We hear from men working across social care about why they love their job
15 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ
Men only account for 18% of the adult social care workforce in England. It’s important to encourage more men to consider a career in social care, so t…read more
Culture and diversity
Good news story
Why we need to recruit a new demographic into a career in care
14 Sep 2023 Oonagh Smyth
Our CEO, Oonagh Smyth, discusses the importance of attracting a new demographic into a career in care, including more men and younger people. read more
What we can learn from Norway’s approach to recruiting men in social care
13 Sep 2023 Jon Kerr
Our Head of Workforce Capacity Jon Kerr visited the Menn I Helse (Men in Health) project in Norway. He reflects on some of the key learnings from the …read more
Why we need to encourage more men to work in social care
11 Sep 2023 Sanjay Dhrona
Sanjay Dhrona, Director of The Outstanding Society and Managing Director of The Close shares his experience of recruiting more men into his service. read more
How we recruit nurses and nursing associates in social care
07 Sep 2023 Dr Paula du Rand
Paula du Rand, Registered Manager at Kineton Manor Nursing Â鶹ŮÀÉ discusses the recruitment process they use for finding and keeping nurses and nursing …read more
Nursing
Resources to help you #RecruitRight
06 Sep 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ
Getting your recruitment approach right is so important in finding and keeping the best people for your team. We have resources that can help. read more
Learning and development
Settling international employees into your organisation
24 Jul 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ
We spoke with care providers about how they help to settle staff recruited from abroad into their workplace and their new home, as part of supporting …read more
Retention
Next steps for the Care workforce pathway for adult social care
26 Jun 2023 Oonagh Smyth
As the call for evidence for the new care workforce pathway closes, Oonagh Smyth, CEO, Â鶹ŮÀÉ and Anna Boaden, Deputy Director Department of …read more
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Workforce development
Recruiting and retaining together: how ICSs can support with recruiting and retaining
18 May 2023 Â鶹ŮÀÉ
We hear from people working as part of their local Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) about how they’re supporting care providers in their area with recru…read more
Integration
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