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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 Home discusses the recruitment process they use for finding and keeping nurses and nursing …read more
Culture and diversity
Nursing
Recruitment
Settling international employees into your organisation
24 Jul 2023 Â鶹Դ´
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
What data can tell you about developing a #PositiveWorkplaceCulture
20 Jul 2023 Â鶹Դ´
Monitoring workforce and sector data can provide useful insights about developing a positive workplace culture. Find out more about how you can use da…read more
ASC-WDS
Leadership
How can reward and recognition support a positive workplace culture
19 Jul 2023 Neil Eastwood
Neil Eastwood explores the opportunity to show more gratitude in the workplace and what options are available to employers to improve in this area. read more
The benefits of a positive workplace culture for colleagues and people we support
10 Jul 2023 Tracy Kite
Tracy Kite, Chief of Personal and Leadership Learning at Glassmoon Services, shares how a positive workplace culture benefits their team and the peopl…read more
Askham Village Community celebrates team’s diverse cultures
07 Jul 2023 Â鶹Դ´
Askham Village Community share how celebrating their diverse workforce supports their #PositiveWorkplaceCulture. read more
Good news story
What equality, diversity and inclusion means in the workplace
04 Jul 2023 Baidar Khan
Baidar Khan, Registered Manager, Lets Care All discussed what equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace means. read more
Placing happiness at the heart of PossAbilities
30 Jun 2023 Â鶹Դ´
For care provider PossAbilities, ‘be happy’ is one of their core values. They share how they create a positive workplace culture for their staff. read more
What active allyship at work means
28 Jun 2023 Â鶹Դ´
Chikere Igbokwe, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant – Allyship, Antiracism, DEI Strategy, Diversity Recruitment discusses what allyshi…read more
Management
My experience of co-producing the LGBTQ+ learning framework
27 Jun 2023 Lawrence Roberts
Lawrence Roberts, Pride in Ageing Manager at the LGBT Foundation shares his experience of co-producing the LGBTQ+ learning framework and his hopes for…read more
Learning and development
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