The National Care Service and the care workforce: What does the research tell us?
Professor Shereen Hussein responds to the Prime Minister’s 2026 Labour Party conference speech, in which he spotlighted some of the challenges faced by workers in the care sector.
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The National Collective Pension Scheme: a better future for social care workers?
Dr Duncan U Fisher and Professor Liam Foster examine the Health and Social Care Secretary’s recent announcement on creating a National Collective Pension Scheme.
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Shaping the Future of Care: Centre for Care reflections on this year’s Labour party conference
Centre for Care Impact Specialist Fay Benskin reflects on the key topics around care that emerged during the Labour Party 2026 conference.
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A guest commentary from our wonderful Summer School 2026 attendees! They reflect on their time with us in Sheffield sharing key takeaways from the week-long event.
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Connecting care research across Europe: CIRCLE at the Eurocarers Research Working Group in Kraków
Dr Maria Petrillo attended a Eurocarers Research Working Group meeting and conference in Kraków, Poland. Read her account of the trip here.
Read more about Connecting care research across Europe: CIRCLE at the Eurocarers Research Working Group in KrakówSummer School 2026 leads, Professor Nathan Hughes and Professor Matt Bennett, provide an overview of this year’s event.
Read more about Creating a community in care research: Summer School 2026Read three commentaries exploring the proposals in this 2026 Consultation, curated by Lucy Wood.
Read more about Commentary series on the Consultation on employment support for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill childrenKirsty Liddiard, Katherine Runswick-Cole and Dan Goodley use their research findings to critically appraise the employment support proposals for parents of seriously ill children
Read more about Supporting parents of seriously ill children in paid employment: A response to the Department for Business and Trade ConsultationProfessor Clare Gardiner reflects on the needs of unpaid carers providing end of life care who are in employment, what support is available to them in the UK, what we can learn from international examples and opportunities for change available to us as part of the Department for Business and Trade Consultation into employment support for unpaid carers.
Read more about Supporting end of life carers in paid employmentOur statement on Andy Burnham’s speech today on social care change
Centre for Care Director Professor Kate Hamblin responds to Andy Burnham’s speech today outlining his approach to social care change, with three key actions.
Read more about Our statement on Andy Burnham’s speech today on social care changeBecky Driscoll provides an overview of our most recent policy breakfast event in Westminster, where attendees heard research evidence from our team and contributed to a discussion on how the Department for Work and Pensions can re-build a meaningful releationship with carers.
Read more about How can the Department for Work and Pensions re-build trust with carers? Highlights from our policy breakfastJohn Perryman and Kate Hamblin explore the case for paid carers leave as the Department for Business and Trade seeks views on the leave options available to unpaid carers.
Read more about The Case for Paid Carer’s LeaveDuncan Fisher writes about his recent trip to visit long-term Centre for Care and CIRCLE collaborators in Finland, made possible by our Capacity-building fund.
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