New report highlights adult social care growth despite recruitment challenges
Skills For Care’s annual ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report show the sector continued to grow in 2024/25, contributing £77.8 billion to the economy. However, new data highlights ongoing challenges in domestic recruitment and workforce sustainability. The report shows that the total number of posts in adult social care […]
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 […]
New Workforce Strategy for adult social care a ‘turning point’
The launch of a new Workforce Strategy for adult social care in England is being hailed as a turning point for care – as new data shows the sector still has a vacancy rate around three times higher than the wider economy. The Workforce Strategy aims to improve the quality of roles in adult social […]
Vacancies in social care increase by 52%
New figures released by Skills for Care show that the number of vacant posts in adult social care have increased by 52% in one year – the highest rate on record. Key findings from the annual ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report’ include: There are 165,000 vacant posts […]
Adult social care worth £50.3 billion to English economy
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 Skills for Care, which commissioned economic consultants KDNA to produce a detailed analysis of how that significant economic spend is made in communities across the country. ‘The value of adult social care […]
There’s more to life in social care than shift work
Fiona Millington, Chief Nurse at Florence, believes that the social care sector needs to evolve with its workers, offering flexibility, freedom and choice, if it is to survive the current staffing crisis… The adult social care sector is in the midst of a staffing crisis. In recent years, the number of registered nurses working in the care sector […]