NCF underlines need for ‘resilient social care workforce’ in light of Skills for Care report
The National Care Forum (NCF) has responded to the publication of the Skills for Care size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 2024/25 report. The report covers these key points: Vic Rayner, CEO of NCF, stated: “We should make no mistake that the 2025 Size and Structure report from Skills for […]
NCF roundtable debates winter care pressures following Nuffield Trust report publication
The National Care Forum (NCF) has hosted a roundtable in conjunction with the Health Service Journal (HSJ) to bring together key strategic leaders across health and social care to create shared solutions to winter pressures. The roundtable centred on several key themes that NCF’s not-for-profit provider membership believes would improve system-wide partnership working to ensure […]
Care workforce realities highlighted in survey
Care services managers in the UK are experiencing an average staff vacancy rate of 17%, leading to a significant reduction in the amount of care available because there are not enough staff to run services at the level that people, hospitals and communities desperately need. That’s according to a survey conducted by the National Care […]
NCF & QCS publish ‘Winter Ready’ COVID-19 guide for care homes
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) and the National Care Forum (NCF) have pooled their resources to create a comprehensive guide for the care sector, as the UK braces itself for a second wave of coronavirus and a sharp increase in influenza cases this winter. The 50-page document, entitled ‘Winter Ready’, has been specifically created to help […]
NCF and NHS Digital launch Hubble Project to push tech in care
A new project has been launched by the National Care Forum with funding from NHS Digital’s Digital Pathfinders Programme to help care providers to successfully introduce, use and evaluate technology. The Hubble Project offers senior decision makers the chance to virtually visit ‘innovation hubs’ (via webinar) to learn how other care providers have introduced, used and […]