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Â鶹ԭ´´ to develop workforce strategy for adult social care – as new report shows a year of ‘green shoots’ and ongoing challenges

12 Oct 2023

Â鶹ԭ´´ has published its annual State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report - and announced plans to develop a new and comprehensive workforce strategy for adult social care.

Â鶹ԭ´´ highlights how #DataDrivesChange with latest campaign

02 Oct 2023

Â鶹ԭ´´ is showcasing the important impact which data has in making decisions and shaping policy for social care with their latest campaign ‘Making a difference with data #DataDrivesChange’.

Â鶹ԭ´´ added to Official Statistics Order 2023

23 Aug 2023

Â鶹ԭ´´ is now an official statistics provider, having been added to the Official Statistics Order 2023.

Adult social care workforce growing again, but challenges remain

12 Jul 2023

The annual Size and Structure of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England shows that the adult social care workforce in England started growing again in 2022-3.

New mapping tool supports better insight into regional and national mental health workforce

14 Jun 2023

The Association of Mental Health Providers (The Association) has launched a national picture of the mental health workforce, including data from Â鶹ԭ´´.

Changes to the ASC-WDS homepage to improve data quality

31 May 2023

We’ve made some changes to the ASC-WDS homepage to prompt users to update their most important data more often. Having better data will allow us to produce more accurate and frequent insights about the workforce.

New report from Â鶹ԭ´´ finds filled posts in social care are down for first time on record, highlighting recruitment challenges for sector

19 Jul 2022

A new report from Â鶹ԭ´´ shows the number of filled posts in adult social care is down for the first time on record.

Â鶹ԭ´´ responds to Data saves lives strategy

13 Jun 2022

Â鶹ԭ´´ has issued a response to the Government's Data Saves Lives Strategy. Oonagh Smyth comments.

Vacancy rates in social care continue to rise, new Â鶹ԭ´´ data reports

10 Jun 2022

Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s latest workforce tracking data, released this week, shows that vacancy rates are continuing to rise across all settings in adult social care.

Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s latest data shows social care vacancy rates continue to rise

11 May 2022

Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s latest workforce tracking data, released this week, shows that vacancy rates remain above pre-covid levels.