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Our approach to developing communities of practice to foster research capacities for the adult social care workforce [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]

NIHR Open Research, 2023
Background Efforts to build and foster adult social care research in England have historically encountered more challenges to its growth and expansion compared with health research, with a sector facing significant barriers in facilitating research ...
Ecaterina Porumb, Sweta Rajan-Rankin, Olivia Trapp, Ferhana Hashem, Ann-Marie Towers, Rasa Mikelyte, Wenjing Zhang   +6 more
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Decreasing Wellbeing and Increasing Use of Negative Coping Strategies: The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the UK Health and Social Care Workforce [PDF]

Epidemiologia, 2022
Many health and social care (HSC) professionals have faced overwhelming pressures throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As the current situation is constantly changing, and some restrictions across the UK countries such as social distancing and mask wearing ...
Patricia Gillen, Ruth D. Neill, Jill Manthorpe, John Mallett, Heike Schroder, Patricia Nicholl, Denise Currie, John Moriarty, Jermaine Ravalier, Susan McGrory, Paula McFadden   +10 more
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The Digital Skills, Experiences and Attitudes of the Northern Ireland Social Care Workforce Toward Technology for Learning and Development: Survey Study

JMIR Medical Education, 2020
BackgroundContinual development of the social care workforce is a key element in improving outcomes for the users of social care services. As the delivery of social care services continues to benefit from innovation in assistive technologies, it is ...
Synnott, Jonathan, Harkin, Mairead, Horgan, Brenda, McKeown, Andre, Hamilton, David, McAllister, Declan, Trainor, Claire, Nugent, Chris   +7 more
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Health and social care workforce planning and development – an overview [PDF]

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2014
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issues relating to getting the right health and social care staff with the right skills in the right place at the right time and at the right price. Design/methodology/approach – Key points arising from several
Hurst, Keith, Kelley-Patterson, Deirdre
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Understanding the children’s social care workforce [PDF]

, 2010
A report completed for the CWDC that builds upon the 2009 report findings "Creating world class children's social care workforce" consultations. CWDC were asked by central government to help them better understand the core roles and skills required in children's social care, to set out how these could be supported and to identify whether there is a ...
Long, T, Fallon, D, Murphy, M, Derbyshire, D, Hewitt-Craft, L   +4 more
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Does age matter in the social care workforce?

Journal of Long-Term Care, 2018
Context: With the population in England ageing, more people are living with complex physical and mental health needs and need care and support. As a result demand for care workers is increasing.
Valerie Lipman, Jill Manthorpe, Jess Harris   +2 more
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Responding to the NHS and social care workforce crisis [PDF]

Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 2019
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse the development of a foundation degree, including a higher apprenticeship route, which enables learners to access both higher education (HE) and health and social care professional programmes.
Hanney, Neil, Karagic, Helen
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Understanding the young social care workforce: An analysis of linked workforce, education and census data

International Journal of Population Data Science
Objectives To provide a better understanding of the characteristics and pathways into social care work of Welsh educated learners. This may then inform efforts to reduce the crisis of recruitment and retention of social care workers.
Katy Huxley
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Caring in Covid-19: Personal Assistants’ Changing Relationships with their Clients’ Family Members

Journal of Long-Term Care, 2021
Context: The impact of Covid-19 on people working as personal assistants (PAs) or directly employed care workers potentially affects not only themselves and their clients but sometimes clients’ family members or carers.Objectives: This interview-based ...
Jill Manthorpe, Kritika Samsi, Caroline Norrie, John Woolham   +3 more
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International Policy Responses and Early Management of Threats Posed by the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic to Social Care

Journal of Long-Term Care, 2020
Context: People with prior health conditions are susceptible to severe and sometimes fatal outcomes of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, that causes the disease COVID-19.
Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, Jill Manthorpe, Nicole Steils, Martin Stevens, Stephen Martineau, John Woolham, Katharine Orellana, Caroline Norrie, Amelia Ionescu, Esther Wiskerke, Kritika Samsi, Stephanie Bramley, Michelle Cornes, Anne Marie Rafferty, Ivanka Ezhova, Ann Leahy   +15 more
doaj   +3 more sources