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Who Cares? Examining the Health and Social Care Workforce
MCC, 2002Addressing recruitment and retention problems in the health and social care workforce is now a key priority. However, there are shortages in some key staff groups, for example, nursing and social workers. Efforts to address these problems have focused primarily on boosting staff numbers, but in order really to address these issues for the long term, we
Leena Genkeer +3 more
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Integrating health and social care: Workforce perspectives
Journal of Care Services Management, 2012AbstractThe integration of health and social care services has long been an important feature of Government policy, both in England and internationally. This paper builds on the existing literature by drawing out the workforce implications in the drive towards more joined up care. The analysis begins with background and context to the health and social
Rhidian Hughes, Virginia McCririck
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Developing the health and social care workforce
British Journal of Healthcare Management, 2003This article looks at developing the workforce in health and social care services for older people, and considers the relevant perceptions and transferrable learning.
Vari Drennan +3 more
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Registering the Social Care Workforce
Child Care in Practice, 2002(2002). Registering the Social Care Workforce. Child Care in Practice: Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 224-225.
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Regulation of the social care workforce
Nursing and Residential Care, 2003Des Kelly considers the implications of standards of conduct and practice, following the creation of a General Social Care Council and the publication of Codes of Practice.
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Vulnerable adults: regulating the social care workforce
The Journal of Adult Protection, 2007Raising standards in the social care workforce and improving public protection are fundamental objectives for the General Social Care Council (GSCC), which is the social care workforce regulator in England. By regulating social care workers and social work education, the GSCC is contributing to safeguarding and minimising the risk of service users ...
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Assisted Living Technology in social care: workforce development implications
Journal of Assistive Technologies, 2013Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the implications of the increasing use of Assisted Living Technology in the social care sector and to assess the implications for the workforce in terms of job roles, skills, knowledge, training, and support.
Andrea Wigfield +3 more
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Adult Social Care Workforce Analysis in England
International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 2012Changes in demographic and regulations in social care in England are expected to alter the social care landscape and increase pressure on people working in the adult social care sector, especially those who deliver direct care services. While significant work has been done to understand the demand side of the adult social care system, work on the ...
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Workforce strategies: adult social care and the NHS
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 2009Many thousands of people work in adult social care and in the NHS. Developing and maintaining an effective workforce is the bedrock to the implementation of recent policies and strategies. In social care the Putting People First concordat aims to transform services so that these work in partnership, enabling people to have choice and control which ...
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Mapping Health and Social Care Workforce Shapers
2012Workforce planning is a vital process shaping the future of over 3.6 million people working in the health and social care sectors in the UK. For this reason, the Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI) is using Horizon Scanning to monitor, anticipate and prioritise emerging and “frontier” issues that are relevant for workforce policy, research and ...
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