Rachael Black draws together the discussions from the Future of Care North conference centring on the care workforce, including the changing nature of the role and the potential opportunities this could bring when encouraging people to join and remain in the sector.
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Census 2021; How many unpaid carers are there in England and Wales?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) first estimates of unpaid care from Census 2021 have been released. As one of the Census topic leads, Dr Sophie John discusses the Census results and upcoming workplans on unpaid care.
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For the second commentary in our Transitions that Matter series, Robert Punton writes about his experience of transitioning into ‘invisibility’.
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Researcher Nadia Brookes explores what innovation in social care looks like, and how it can be one way of fixing a ‘broken system’.
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Drawing on research by Carers UK and the Centre for Care, Serena Vicario explores the process and importance of self and social identification for unpaid carers, and what systems in place, or in development, can help do this.
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Kate Hamblin writes about her experience giving evidence to the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee’s inquiry on adult social care and comments on the subsequent report published in December ’22.
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The Centre for Care’s Duncan Fisher and Rosie Mockett from The Care Workers’ Charity reflect on the attracting, recruiting and retaining younger care workers session at the recent Care Show
Read more about Reasons to be cheerful? Young people within the present and future adult social care workforceHarriet Ann Patrick shares research findings from a recent project with the ONS, and what these findings mean for the future of researching unpaid care.
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To coincide with the Talk Money Week campaign, Louise Overton, Rachael Black and Becky Driscoll explore the impact that reducing, or stopping, paid work to care for a friend or family member can have on a person’s immediate and long-term financial wellbeing. Plus the knock on effects for long term savings and pensions.
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