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Engage: Beyond the screen – how digital technology is revolutionising care

By Rob Martin, Managing Director, Care Services at Anchor17th December 2024Engage

Today we hear from Rob Martin, MD of Care Services at Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for people in later life on how digital technology is

Engage: Pushing for more digital confidence across adult social care

By Oonagh Smyth, Skill For Care17th December 2024Engage

Skills for Care CEO, Oonagh Smyth, speaks to us about their ‘Building digital confidence’ campaign and how they’re supporting the future of digitally capable care. Throughout November and December, we’re

Why it’s a good career move to join a women’s business network – new research

By Elina Meliou, Aston University and Florence Villesèche, Copenhagen Business School1st December 2022Career Advice

Women-only professional networks have become a familiar feature of the corporate world. Set up to organise and channel female voices and experiences, some have even become big businesses themselves. Organisations

End of BTECs ‘incredibly short-sighted’ could increase NHS vacancies, healthcare leaders warn

By Catherine Lough, Reporter13th July 2022Education & Training

The Government has been warned by healthcare leaders that scrapping BTEC vocational qualifications could reduce the number of nurses. Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, has written

Engage: The true value of compassionate, engaging, and inclusive leadership in social care

By Paul Daly, Skills for Care27th June 2022Engage

Engaging leadership describes a range of behaviours, values, and attitudes that, when adopted by a leader, maximise the performance potential of their team. Published research shows that individuals led by

Skills For Care announce fund to support workforce development is open for grant applications

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter21st April 2022News England

The workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England has confirmed their Workforce Development Fund (WDF) is now open for grant applications for 2022-23. The WDF supports

Scottish colleges provide 1,800 funded places for course to help boost care worker numbers

By The Press Association7th April 2022Education & Training, New To Care

Scotland’s colleges are hoping a new online course will help boost the number of people working in the social care sector. There will be 1,800 funded spaces for the new

Engage: What the past two years have taught us about data in adult social care

By 23rd March 2022Engage

The past two years have seen unprecedented challenges for the care sector, from the impact of COVID-19, to recruitment and retention challenges, and evolving government policy. Dave Griffiths, Programme Head

Report: Supporting care workers in discussing sexuality and relationships – Learning materials review

By Laura McKellar, Reporter2nd March 2022Reports & Resources

Skills for Care, in collaboration with Supported Loving, Care Quality Commission (CQC), and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), has conducted a learning materials review to provide social

Engage: How employers are helping shape the social care sector through use of workforce data

By Oonagh Smyth, Skills for Care24th November 202124th November 2021Engage

As Skills for Care celebrate the official launch of the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) their CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on the impact that those using the service

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Engage: Beyond the screen – how digital technology is revolutionising care

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Why it’s a good career move to join a women’s business network – new research

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Engage: Beyond the screen – how digital technology is revolutionising care

Engage: Pushing for more digital confidence across adult social care

Why it’s a good career move to join a women’s business network – new research

End of BTECs ‘incredibly short-sighted’ could increase NHS vacancies, healthcare leaders warn

Engage: The true value of compassionate, engaging, and inclusive leadership in social care

Skills For Care announce fund to support workforce development is open for grant applications

Scottish colleges provide 1,800 funded places for course to help boost care worker numbers

Engage: What the past two years have taught us about data in adult social care

Report: Supporting care workers in discussing sexuality and relationships – Learning materials review

Engage: How employers are helping shape the social care sector through use of workforce data