Workforce

In response to the Government’s announcement of £500mn for the Fair Pay Agreement (FPA), ADASS President Jess McGregor said: “We’re pleased to see this FPA announcement to help improve the pay, terms and conditions of care workers who do a brilliant job day in and day out of supporting millions of older people and those […]

The President of ADASS, Jess McGregor, and Vice President, Phil Holmes, have today published a short statement about the challenges we all face and the standards we must maintain when leading adult social care through troubled times: “In recent months we have seen marches, flags waved in anger as well as pride, and sharp debates […]

Julia Ross reflects on her 30-year career spanning health and social care, the stories and people which have shaped her professional life and future developments in social care.  

Melanie Weatherley MBE, co-chair of the Care Association Alliance, responds to the Government’s decision to end the recruitment of care workers from overseas.

Our response to the Government's new measures to ban recruitment of adult social care workers through the care worker visa route in the immigration white paper.

In celebration of Professional Care Workers' Week 2024, we caught up with Carolyn Nice, Director of Adults, Health and Wellbeing at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council as she discusses how she got into social care work, the importance of the Skills for Care Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England and how she thinks the work of social workers and carers can be valued.  

Our response to the launch of Skills for Care's new Social Care Workforce Strategy

Our President, Melanie Williams, shares her thoughts on the importance of the new adult social care workforce strategy and what it means for those working in and drawing on care and support.