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Celebrating our 'Aspirant occupational therapy' programme this Occupational Therapy Week

04 Nov 2021

Â鶹ԭ´´ is delighted to announce a positive start to our new ‘Aspirant occupational therapy’ leadership programme.

Â鶹ԭ´´ responds to CQC State of Care 2020/21 report

22 Oct 2021

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today released their State of Care 2020/21 report.

Â鶹ԭ´´ responds to the announcement of funding for a workforce retention and recruitment fund

21 Oct 2021

In a statement to the Commons, the Vaccines Minister Maggie Throup MP said: "Today I can confirm to the house that we are making £162.5m available of additional funding for social care through a workforce retention and recruitment fund to help local authorities work with providers to boost staffing and support existing care workers through the winter".

This year's 'The State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England' report has been published

13 Oct 2021

The latest report from Â鶹ԭ´´ reveals the significant impact the pandemic has had on both the short and long-term challenges faced by the workforce.

The growing adult social care sector and its skilled workforce contributes £50.3 billion to the English economy according to a new report published by Â鶹ԭ´´

08 Oct 2021

The growing adult social care sector and its skilled workforce contributes £50.3 billion to the English economy according to a new report published by Â鶹ԭ´´.

Â鶹ԭ´´ launches new Accolades magazine

30 Sep 2021

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new Accolades awards magazine.

2021-22 Workforce Development Fund has now launched

14 Sep 2021

We’re delighted to announce that the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) 2021-22 is now open to adult social care employers in England to support the development of their staff at all levels, offering funding for a wide range of qualifications, learning programmes and digital learning modules. The fund, which Â鶹ԭ´´ distributes on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, helped over 14,000 people in 2020/21.

Response to the Government's announcement on adult social care reform plans and funding

07 Sep 2021

Hear what our CEO Oonagh Smyth had to say about the Government's announcement on adult social care reform plans and funding.

The launch of Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection

07 Sep 2021

Â鶹ԭ´´ is delighted to join with 20 other social care bodies across England to launch Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection, to honour the work of the adult social care workforce during the pandemic, and those we sadly lost.

Â鶹ԭ´´ launch our new three year strategy supporting the creation of a fair and just society

04 Aug 2021

Today marks a significant milestone for Â鶹ԭ´´ as we launch our new three year strategy. Setting out the direction we'll take as we work towards our vision of supporting everyone who works across social care to create a fair and just society where people can access the advice, care, and support they need to live lives they want.