Care Workforce Change
Seminar: International Care Labour Markets and Ethical Recruitment, Dr Isabel Shutes
Register your place! Join us as we welcome Dr Isabel Shutes to present ‘International Care Labour Markets and Ethical Recruitment’ for us on 10th December 2024.
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Seminar: Non-traditional forms of later-life care in India, Dr Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Register your place! We are pleased to welcome Dr Jagriti Gangopadhyay to present a seminar for us on 29th October 2024.
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Waiting for government action: What next for the social care workforce?
Three months after the General Election, Erika Kispeter reviews policy developments in social care, focusing on the workforce, to better understand why sector stakeholders are urging the new government to take urgent action and prioritise care.
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Podcast: Values-based recruitment in Adult Social Care, parts two and three
Laura Griffith hosts the final parts of this episode which continues to focus on the topic of values-based recruitment in adult social care.
Read more about Podcast: Values-based recruitment in Adult Social Care, parts two and threeNo time for that! Practicing relational care in the UK homecare sector
Nick Morgan writes about the obstacle of time to practicing relational care in the context of homecare.
Read more about No time for that! Practicing relational care in the UK homecare sectorThis commentary focuses on care worker organising, drawing on the experiences of Homecare Workers’ Group founder Rachel Kelso and Centre for Care researcher Duncan Fisher.
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Seminar recording now available. We virtually welcomed Dr Sayendri Panchadhyayi from National Law School of India University, to present ‘Intimate Transactions in Carework: Precarity, Purpose and Pleasure’.
Read more about Seminar: ‘Intimate Transactions in Carework: Precarity, Purpose and Pleasure’Podcast- Values-based recruitment in Adult Social Care, part one
Kate Hamblin speaks with care sector employers about how values-based recruitment can lead to better retention and positive, person-centred care.
Read more about Podcast- Values-based recruitment in Adult Social Care, part oneWorkforce innovation in the UK social care sector: an update on our inquiry
Serena Vicario and Nadia Brookes share some results of their inquiry on the extent and nature of social care workforce innovation in the UK.
Read more about Workforce innovation in the UK social care sector: an update on our inquiry“Taking back control of our borders”. It’s the dependants stupid!
Majella Kilkey writes about the current discussions around restricting migrant care workers’ bringing dependants to the UK.
Read more about “Taking back control of our borders”. It’s the dependants stupid!Contributions to committees and inquiries (April- November 2023)
Centre for Care researcher Becky Driscoll provides an update on our recent contributions to government inquiries and committees relevant to social care.
Read more about Contributions to committees and inquiries (April- November 2023)Seminar: ‘The value and practice of relational care with older people’
Recording now available. We welcomed Professor Mary Larkin, Jenny Kartupelis MBE and Dr Manik Gopinath from the Open University to present an online seminar on Tuesday 23rd January 2024.
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