An Integrated Care System is a partnership of social care, health and other organisations working together to enable seamless care. #UnderstandingIntegration 🔗 sfca.re/UnderstandingI…

Integration is when care is co-ordinated across health and care services, providing joined-up care to ensure the person drawing on support has all their needs met. 🔗Learn more: sfca.re/UnderstandingI… #UnderstandingIntegration

integration is when care is co-ordinated across health and care services, providing joined-up care to ensure the person drawing on support has all their needs met. If you want to learn more visit is Skills for Care sfca.re/UnderstandingI… #UnderstandingIntegration

Sarah Shimmin Gilbert Our dedicated webpage is also a great place to learn more and access resources to help with #UnderstandingIntegration ⬇ 🔗 sfca.re/UnderstandingI…

Our ‘Secrets of Success’ report showed that leaders & managers can act as positive role models, demonstrating the organisation’s core values to help enhance the reputation of the organisation. Explore how you can develop a #PositiveWorkplaceCulture ⬇ 🔗 sfca.re/PositiveWorkpl…

Listening to Amanda Pritchard @NHSConfedExpo "capacity in #socialcare has a direct impact on people's lives as well as the NHS" Skills for Care

Interesting listening to @oonaghsmyth from Skills for Care and thinking about the art of the possible with a "One Workforce" approach to #health and #socialcare @NHSConfedExpo NHS Employers

💻Virtual ASC-WDS workshops for Local Authorities 📅27 June 2023 ⌚ 14:00 – 15:00 To help local authorities prepare for mandatory data return via #ASCWDS, these sessions cover this year’s timeframe, process & requirement & what not to do. 🔗Book now: bit.ly/3pGxQzx

💻 Event | Menopause awareness in the workplace 📅 29 June 🕛 11:00 – 12:30 Roughly half our workforce will go through menopause. This session offers guidance on creating an organisation menopause health & wellbeing strategy. 🔗sfca.re/menopauseaware… #PositiveWorkplaceCulture

Creating a culture that focuses on relationships through careful listening, understanding, empathising & supporting other people will result in high levels of wellbeing, which in turn results in high-quality care. 🔗 sfca.re/PositiveWorkpl… #PositiveWorkplaceCulture

We’re inviting local authorities to become involved with the SC-WRES. We’re hosting a virtual information session on Thursday 20 July at 14:00 to find out more about the next data collection running from 1 September to mid-October 2023. 🔗Find out more sfca.re/SCWRESevent

Huge rise in migrant workers keeping adult #socialcare going, Skills for Care finds in annual workforce survey. Some 70,000 took up 'direct caring roles' in 2022-23 including 58,000 on new skilled worker shortage visas

Full report here skillsforcare.org.uk/Adult-Social-C…

📣 Today we have released the latest Size and Structure information with up-to-date data about the adult social care sector and workforce in England, 2023. 🔗 Take a look now bit.ly/3rmqPVz #SizeAndStructure

📰 News: Adult social care workforce growing again, but challenges remain Data from the latest #SizeAndStructure report on the #AdultSocialCare sector shows growth, but challenges remain for the sector. 🔗Read our press release: sfca.re/SizeAndStructu…

💭Blog: Why knowing more about the great people who work in care matters “You may be asking yourself: ‘why does this report matter?’” @oonaghsmyth, CEO of Skills for Care, discusses why our latest data is important for the future of #AdultSocialCare. 🔗bit.ly/46Nc7Ha

Retaining good staff is key in providing continuity of personalised care & support In our ‘Secrets of success’ report, 66% of organisations said reviewing their workplace culture had a positive impact on retention rates. 🔗 sfca.re/PositiveWorkpl… #PositiveWorkplaceCulture

💡 Did you know that the number of people working in adult social care is 1.52 million working across 18,000 organisations comprising an estimated 39,000 establishments as at 2022/23? 🔗Find out more bit.ly/3rmqPVz #SizeAndStructure

We’re delighted to announce Tristram Gardner has been appointed Deputy CEO for Skills for Care. He’ll be joining the team from 24 July & brings a wealth of experience from across social care to this new role. Find out more: sfca.re/deputyceo

Really excited that Tristram is joining our team as Deputy CEO Skills for Care #socialcare