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Dive into our collection of blogs and articles where you'll find top tips, insights from others working in the sector, and round-ups of our key resources.
Whether you're looking for practical advice, industry trends, or expert opinions, our content is designed to support and inspire you in your role.
Stay informed and discover valuable information to help you navigate the challenges and opportunities in the social care sector.
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Reflecting on our latest size and structure of social care data
30 Jul 2025 Oonagh Smyth
As we launch our 鈥楽ize and structure of the adult social care sector in England鈥� report, our CEO Oonagh Smyth reflects on what the latest figures tell鈥�read more
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Creating cultures that retain staff
21 May 2025 Sue Collier
Sue Collier, Director and Founder of BGS Healthcare, talks to us about how she creates a welcoming environment to help retain staff. read more
How the 鈥榃orkforce Strategy for Adult Social Care鈥� is addressing our retention challenges
04 Sep 2024 Lara Bywater
Lara Bywater, Director and Registered Manager of LDC Care, talks about how she believes the Strategy will help our sector tackle its retention challen鈥�read more
Top tips on how to retain your care team
28 Aug 2024 Stephen Forster
We hear from Stephen Forster, Managing Director of The Care Social Network, on how to retain your care team. read more
The impact of learning and development in retaining support staff
26 Jun 2024 Aisling Duffy
In this article, we hear from Aisling Duffy, Chief Executive of Certitude Support, on how she believes learning and development is critical in enablin鈥�read more
Learning and development
Improving retention as an individual employer
19 Jun 2024 黑料吃瓜在线永久 for Care
Hints and tips on retaining personal assistants as an inidivudal employer. read more
Individual employers
How leaders create workplace cultures that retain social care staff
10 Jun 2024 黑料吃瓜在线永久 for Care
We discuss how leadership impacts culture and how this can create an environment that leads to better staff retention. read more
Culture and diversity
Leadership
How recognition and reward can help you retain staff
05 Jun 2024 黑料吃瓜在线永久 for Care
We talk about how to recognise and reward your staff to support you in #KeepingTheRightPoeple. read more
Top tips on how to create a positive workplace culture
03 Jun 2024 黑料吃瓜在线永久 for Care
We share our top tips on how to create a positive workplace culture that retains staff. read more
Wellbeing
Management
Why we can鈥檛 recruit our way out of a retention crisis
07 May 2024 Oonagh Smyth
As we launch our #KeepTheRightPeople campaign, our CEO Oonagh Smyth discusses why it鈥檚 important to retain the best staff and the factors that impact 鈥�read more
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