Skills for care
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www.skillsforcare.org.uk
We work with employers, Government and partners to ensure #AdultSocialCare has the right people, skills and support to deliver the highest quality care.
We work with employers, Government and partners to ensure #AdultSocialCare has the right people, skills and support to deliver the highest quality care.
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🌍 There are important developments in integrated care taking place across the sector & it’s vital that organisations in adult social care understand what this means for them
Stay tuned and see how integrated working can transform care and why now is the time to get involved: https://bit.ly/3LygNKZ
Stay tuned and see how integrated working can transform care and why now is the time to get involved: https://bit.ly/3LygNKZ
Blog: How Skills for Care is supporting the social care sector with integrated working
Christiana Evans, Head of Region - South West, Skills for Care, shares how Skills for Care has been involved in supporting integrated ways of working. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LTMMWn
Christiana Evans, Head of Region - South West, Skills for Care, shares how Skills for Care has been involved in supporting integrated ways of working. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LTMMWn
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Blog: How Skills for Care is supporting the social care sector with integrated working
Christiana Evans, Head of Region - South West, Skills for Care, shares how Skills for Care has been involved in supporting integrated ways of working. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LTMMWn
Christiana Evans, Head of Region - South West, Skills for Care, shares how Skills for Care has been involved in supporting integrated ways of working. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LTMMWn
💻 Discover practical ways to prepare for their CQC assessment.
📆 Several dates available through December to March
🔗Find out more: https://bit.ly/4px602A
Learn what you will be expected to evidence and how to demonstrate your service meets or exceeds what the CQC expects.
📆 Several dates available through December to March
🔗Find out more: https://bit.ly/4px602A
Learn what you will be expected to evidence and how to demonstrate your service meets or exceeds what the CQC expects.
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
💻 Discover practical ways to prepare for their CQC assessment.
📆 Several dates available through December to March
🔗Find out more: https://bit.ly/4px602A
Learn what you will be expected to evidence and how to demonstrate your service meets or exceeds what the CQC expects.
📆 Several dates available through December to March
🔗Find out more: https://bit.ly/4px602A
Learn what you will be expected to evidence and how to demonstrate your service meets or exceeds what the CQC expects.
The way care is delivered is evolving! We can help providers and commissioners shape, commission, and develop their workforce using practical guidance, tools, and workshops. Our approach helps you plan confidently and meet the needs of the workforce of tomorrow.
Get started: https://bit.ly/3LYelO7
Get started: https://bit.ly/3LYelO7
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The way care is delivered is evolving! We can help providers and commissioners shape, commission, and develop their workforce using practical guidance, tools, and workshops. Our approach helps you plan confidently and meet the needs of the workforce of tomorrow.
Get started: https://bit.ly/3LYelO7
Get started: https://bit.ly/3LYelO7
📅 Save the date: 29 April ‘26. Artificial intelligence is transforming how we work – and social work is no exception. Social workers, colleagues and those with lived experience need a voice in shaping how it's developed. Join us for this free in-person summit
https://bit.ly/3XhWtjJ
https://bit.ly/3XhWtjJ
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
📅 Save the date: 29 April ‘26. Artificial intelligence is transforming how we work – and social work is no exception. Social workers, colleagues and those with lived experience need a voice in shaping how it's developed. Join us for this free in-person summit
https://bit.ly/3XhWtjJ
https://bit.ly/3XhWtjJ
Our guide helps build trust and collaboration between social care and health is so important.
Explore the 7 practical tips to help you make working together easier. Each tip comes with real-life examples, so you can start making a difference straight away.
📘 Find out how: https://bit.ly/4oey1Le
Explore the 7 practical tips to help you make working together easier. Each tip comes with real-life examples, so you can start making a difference straight away.
📘 Find out how: https://bit.ly/4oey1Le
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Our guide helps build trust and collaboration between social care and health is so important.
Explore the 7 practical tips to help you make working together easier. Each tip comes with real-life examples, so you can start making a difference straight away.
📘 Find out how: https://bit.ly/4oey1Le
Explore the 7 practical tips to help you make working together easier. Each tip comes with real-life examples, so you can start making a difference straight away.
📘 Find out how: https://bit.ly/4oey1Le
🤝 Working together for better care - We’re here to help:
✅ Access resources and guidance to better understand integration
✅ Explore how your organisation can get involved
✅ Connect with partners across health and social care, including within integrated care systems
https://bit.ly/4rb07tg
✅ Access resources and guidance to better understand integration
✅ Explore how your organisation can get involved
✅ Connect with partners across health and social care, including within integrated care systems
https://bit.ly/4rb07tg
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🤝 Working together for better care - We’re here to help:
✅ Access resources and guidance to better understand integration
✅ Explore how your organisation can get involved
✅ Connect with partners across health and social care, including within integrated care systems
https://bit.ly/4rb07tg
✅ Access resources and guidance to better understand integration
✅ Explore how your organisation can get involved
✅ Connect with partners across health and social care, including within integrated care systems
https://bit.ly/4rb07tg
Article: Delegated healthcare activities in action. Learn more about what delegated healthcare looks like in our article exploring real life case studies: https://bit.ly/47Z0vUr
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Article: Delegated healthcare activities in action. Learn more about what delegated healthcare looks like in our article exploring real life case studies: https://bit.ly/47Z0vUr
A Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care - Supporting the Government’s three shifts. 🔗 Read how the 56 recommendations link to the three shifts:
https://bit.ly/4qW3rIz
https://bit.ly/4qW3rIz
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care - Supporting the Government’s three shifts. 🔗 Read how the 56 recommendations link to the three shifts:
https://bit.ly/4qW3rIz
https://bit.ly/4qW3rIz
Using our Delegated Healthcare Activities Guiding Principles, we collected real examples and local insights that show how teamwork and shared understanding can make a real difference to the people we support.
👉 Find out how you can put these approaches into action: https://bit.ly/3JJ8LP1
👉 Find out how you can put these approaches into action: https://bit.ly/3JJ8LP1
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Using our Delegated Healthcare Activities Guiding Principles, we collected real examples and local insights that show how teamwork and shared understanding can make a real difference to the people we support.
👉 Find out how you can put these approaches into action: https://bit.ly/3JJ8LP1
👉 Find out how you can put these approaches into action: https://bit.ly/3JJ8LP1
Blog: Digitisation in neighbourhood health: the key to true integration. Katie Thorn Project Lead at Digital Care Hub discusses why digital must be at the forefront of integrated working in social care. Read more: https://bit.ly/43ydbPu
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Blog: Digitisation in neighbourhood health: the key to true integration. Katie Thorn Project Lead at Digital Care Hub discusses why digital must be at the forefront of integrated working in social care. Read more: https://bit.ly/43ydbPu
Contact your local Skills for Care representative - Our locality managers can work with you on:
✅ Understanding integrated working
✅ Making connections
✅ Showcasing social care at networks and meetings
✅ Support with workforce planning
✅ Sharing your views
Get in touch today: https://bit.ly/3XxCehT
✅ Understanding integrated working
✅ Making connections
✅ Showcasing social care at networks and meetings
✅ Support with workforce planning
✅ Sharing your views
Get in touch today: https://bit.ly/3XxCehT
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Contact your local Skills for Care representative - Our locality managers can work with you on:
✅ Understanding integrated working
✅ Making connections
✅ Showcasing social care at networks and meetings
✅ Support with workforce planning
✅ Sharing your views
Get in touch today: https://bit.ly/3XxCehT
✅ Understanding integrated working
✅ Making connections
✅ Showcasing social care at networks and meetings
✅ Support with workforce planning
✅ Sharing your views
Get in touch today: https://bit.ly/3XxCehT
The Care Workforce Pathway sets out what a career in care really means, showing the skills, knowledge, and experience needed at every level. It’s helping to grow confidence, strengthen teams, and make sure care is delivered safely, effectively, and with dignity: https://bit.ly/4p6HBAz
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Care Workforce Pathway sets out what a career in care really means, showing the skills, knowledge, and experience needed at every level. It’s helping to grow confidence, strengthen teams, and make sure care is delivered safely, effectively, and with dignity: https://bit.ly/4p6HBAz
Big changes are shaping the future. Here’s what’s coming:
💡 Neighbourhood Health Services - local hubs for every 250,000 people
💡 2035 - most outpatient care will take place outside hospitals
💡 Integrated Health Organisations established by 2027
➡️ https://bit.ly/4oCNlC7
💡 Neighbourhood Health Services - local hubs for every 250,000 people
💡 2035 - most outpatient care will take place outside hospitals
💡 Integrated Health Organisations established by 2027
➡️ https://bit.ly/4oCNlC7
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Big changes are shaping the future. Here’s what’s coming:
💡 Neighbourhood Health Services - local hubs for every 250,000 people
💡 2035 - most outpatient care will take place outside hospitals
💡 Integrated Health Organisations established by 2027
➡️ https://bit.ly/4oCNlC7
💡 Neighbourhood Health Services - local hubs for every 250,000 people
💡 2035 - most outpatient care will take place outside hospitals
💡 Integrated Health Organisations established by 2027
➡️ https://bit.ly/4oCNlC7
🗨️ Speak to your Skills for Care locality manager to stay connected and up to date with the latest initiatives with integrated working and social care.
With so many changes taking place, now is a great time to get involved and we’re here to help: https://bit.ly/4p0O7ZH
With so many changes taking place, now is a great time to get involved and we’re here to help: https://bit.ly/4p0O7ZH
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🗨️ Speak to your Skills for Care locality manager to stay connected and up to date with the latest initiatives with integrated working and social care.
With so many changes taking place, now is a great time to get involved and we’re here to help: https://bit.ly/4p0O7ZH
With so many changes taking place, now is a great time to get involved and we’re here to help: https://bit.ly/4p0O7ZH
It’s #GoodNewsFriday 🎉 This week we hear all about the hard work of Irene who retired from her career in social care aged 83 after making a positive impact on so many lives. Well done Irene 👏 https://bit.ly/4p9to5M
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It’s #GoodNewsFriday 🎉 This week we hear all about the hard work of Irene who retired from her career in social care aged 83 after making a positive impact on so many lives. Well done Irene 👏 https://bit.ly/4p9to5M
Explore our new resources on delegated healthcare activities - Care providers across England are putting delegated healthcare activities into practice using our guiding principles.
Take a look at our latest resources to apply these approaches in your own setting: https://bit.ly/3LwWhKV
Take a look at our latest resources to apply these approaches in your own setting: https://bit.ly/3LwWhKV
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Explore our new resources on delegated healthcare activities - Care providers across England are putting delegated healthcare activities into practice using our guiding principles.
Take a look at our latest resources to apply these approaches in your own setting: https://bit.ly/3LwWhKV
Take a look at our latest resources to apply these approaches in your own setting: https://bit.ly/3LwWhKV
Our Principles of Workforce Redesign guidance is here to help, It highlights seven practical principles to guide you, so your workforce can continue delivering care that’s safe, effective, and person-centred.
📘 Discover how it can support your team: https://bit.ly/4964CyP
📘 Discover how it can support your team: https://bit.ly/4964CyP
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Our Principles of Workforce Redesign guidance is here to help, It highlights seven practical principles to guide you, so your workforce can continue delivering care that’s safe, effective, and person-centred.
📘 Discover how it can support your team: https://bit.ly/4964CyP
📘 Discover how it can support your team: https://bit.ly/4964CyP
Article: Resources to support with integrated working in social care.
Discover useful resources to support with integrated working across adult social care: https://bit.ly/49LLyGi
Discover useful resources to support with integrated working across adult social care: https://bit.ly/49LLyGi
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Article: Resources to support with integrated working in social care.
Discover useful resources to support with integrated working across adult social care: https://bit.ly/49LLyGi
Discover useful resources to support with integrated working across adult social care: https://bit.ly/49LLyGi
Support new, returning, or internationally educated nurses as they transition into practice. Join our final online Preceptorship workshops at the end of November! You’ll gain tools, confidence & insight.
100% of attendees found it helpful book today: https://bit.ly/4hOlmgv
100% of attendees found it helpful book today: https://bit.ly/4hOlmgv
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Support new, returning, or internationally educated nurses as they transition into practice. Join our final online Preceptorship workshops at the end of November! You’ll gain tools, confidence & insight.
100% of attendees found it helpful book today: https://bit.ly/4hOlmgv
100% of attendees found it helpful book today: https://bit.ly/4hOlmgv
Use our adult social care data and insights to inform your thinking when planning & designing more integrated ways of working.
Find reports & visualisations from the overall size and structure of the workforce, through to demographics, pay, qualifications & much more: https://bit.ly/47DKqBV
Find reports & visualisations from the overall size and structure of the workforce, through to demographics, pay, qualifications & much more: https://bit.ly/47DKqBV
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Use our adult social care data and insights to inform your thinking when planning & designing more integrated ways of working.
Find reports & visualisations from the overall size and structure of the workforce, through to demographics, pay, qualifications & much more: https://bit.ly/47DKqBV
Find reports & visualisations from the overall size and structure of the workforce, through to demographics, pay, qualifications & much more: https://bit.ly/47DKqBV
Social care is powering change. Adult Social Care is part of the drive to the 3 big shifts highlighted in the 10 year health plan:
✅ hospitals to local communities
✅ analogue to digital
✅ treating illness to preventing it
🔗The Strategy is here to make that happen: https://bit.ly/47pz1XI
✅ hospitals to local communities
✅ analogue to digital
✅ treating illness to preventing it
🔗The Strategy is here to make that happen: https://bit.ly/47pz1XI
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Social care is powering change. Adult Social Care is part of the drive to the 3 big shifts highlighted in the 10 year health plan:
✅ hospitals to local communities
✅ analogue to digital
✅ treating illness to preventing it
🔗The Strategy is here to make that happen: https://bit.ly/47pz1XI
✅ hospitals to local communities
✅ analogue to digital
✅ treating illness to preventing it
🔗The Strategy is here to make that happen: https://bit.ly/47pz1XI
The Managers Conference 📅 9-10 March 2026 🐦Early bird tickets: https://bit.ly/4nEotc0
"It's encouraging to hear speakers talk about their experiences, and the roles we play and how we can all do more and even adjust our approaches to get improved outcomes for the people and communities we support."
"It's encouraging to hear speakers talk about their experiences, and the roles we play and how we can all do more and even adjust our approaches to get improved outcomes for the people and communities we support."
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The Managers Conference 📅 9-10 March 2026 🐦Early bird tickets: https://bit.ly/4nEotc0
"It's encouraging to hear speakers talk about their experiences, and the roles we play and how we can all do more and even adjust our approaches to get improved outcomes for the people and communities we support."
"It's encouraging to hear speakers talk about their experiences, and the roles we play and how we can all do more and even adjust our approaches to get improved outcomes for the people and communities we support."
Article: What’s happening with integrated working right now. Find out more about developments happening with integrated working right now: https://bit.ly/3JvNd8p
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Article: What’s happening with integrated working right now. Find out more about developments happening with integrated working right now: https://bit.ly/3JvNd8p
🌍 There are important developments in integrated care taking place across the sector & it’s vital that organisations in adult social care understand what this means for them
Stay tuned and see how integrated working can transform care and why now is the time to get involved: https://bit.ly/3LygNKZ
Stay tuned and see how integrated working can transform care and why now is the time to get involved: https://bit.ly/3LygNKZ
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🌍 There are important developments in integrated care taking place across the sector & it’s vital that organisations in adult social care understand what this means for them
Stay tuned and see how integrated working can transform care and why now is the time to get involved: https://bit.ly/3LygNKZ
Stay tuned and see how integrated working can transform care and why now is the time to get involved: https://bit.ly/3LygNKZ
🤝 Skills for Care, the DHSC, and partners have developed voluntary guiding principles to support the safe, person-centred delegation of healthcare activities. This approach helps health, social care & community services work together to deliver better outcomes.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/49qzF8z
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/49qzF8z
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🤝 Skills for Care, the DHSC, and partners have developed voluntary guiding principles to support the safe, person-centred delegation of healthcare activities. This approach helps health, social care & community services work together to deliver better outcomes.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/49qzF8z
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/49qzF8z