A Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England

Boost bursary and placement funding to attract more people into social work, sector tells government. Fifteen-year adult social care workforce strategy, developed by Skills for Care, says action needed to address profession's high vacancy and turnover rates, in order to meet future needs

For the first time ever, the adult social care sector has come together, led by Skills for Care, to develop the Workforce Strategy it needs. Adult social care needs a workforce strategy to ensure we have enough of the right people with the right skills to provide the best possible care and support for the people who draw on it.

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