Social Care News

1st July 2010

‘Care at Home’ Workforce – new research findings

Results of the ‘Care at Home’ workforce study is now available on the Care Council for Wales’ website:

http://www.ccwales.org.uk/development-and-innovation/adult-workforce/care-at-home

The study, which was commissioned by the Care Council for Wales and conducted by the Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care, the University of Glamorgan, Insight Social Research and the Management Standards Consultancy, looked at: 

• what the workforce currently looked like;
• the vision for the future workforce; and
• what was needed to make the current workforce fit for the future.

The study was supported and directed by a Steering Group with wide representation from our partners. In addition, numerous service users and carers; social care workers; providers; managers; commissioners and other stakeholders gave their time to take part in the research. I take this opportunity to thank all of these contributors for their immensely valuable input.

 

The agenda for change set out in the final report is challenging and will require a coordinated approach from a range of partners. National and local initiatives will be needed to respond to the recommendations and to develop and implement action plans.

 therefore invite you to consider and to debate the results of the study and to let them have your views. There will be a number of presentations on the study over the summer months, including at the Social Services Conference in July. There will be a major action planning event on 28 September 2010 which will allow the audience to discuss the findings with the researchers and other specialists in the field, and to contribute to determining the next steps.

 

In the autumn, the study and the response we have received from our partners will be reported to the Welsh Assembly led Social Care & Social Work Workforce Task group whose terms of reference include care at home.

 

For more information, for a hard copy of the Care at Home Summary Report and to feed in your comments on the study, please contact Sheila Lyons, Manager, Development and Innovation (Adult Services) by email – sheila.lyons@ccwales.org.uk.

 

 

 

 Care Council for Wales