Author: Juliet Smith

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 became law in June and brings in important updates to the way personal information is handled across the UK. The aim is to make it easier and safer to access, share, and protect data across both public and private services. This has particular relevance for adult social care, especially around improving data sharing between organisations and setting clear expectations for how information should be managed.

You can read more about the changes here:

• A briefing for adult social care providers via Digital Care Hub → Link
• Full legislation → Link

Skills for Care is inviting adult social care employers to take part in a new support programme to help shape and test the Care Workforce Pathway.

The pathway is a national framework that outlines clear career routes in adult social care. It sets out the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours needed to deliver high-quality, personalised care and support.

90 employers will be selected to join as early adopters, with support to explore how the pathway can be used in practice and to provide feedback on what works well and what could be improved. There are three cohorts available, starting in July, September or October 2025.

What’s involved?
Participants will join a series of interactive workshops over a three-month period, covering:

• An introduction to the Care Workforce Pathway
• Identifying workforce challenges and and Pathway governance
• Delivering and learning from the programme
• Rolling out the Pathway in your organisation
• Monitoring and embedding the Pathway

The sessions are practical and collaborative, offering the opportunity to trial the pathway in a real-world setting while helping to shape its future.

For questions or more information before submitting an expression of interest, please contact [email protected].

Click here to find out more and register your interest →

It’s been a year since Skills for Care launched the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England, developed in collaboration with people across the sector. The strategy set out a clear direction for the future of the workforce, along with practical steps to address current challenges. One year later, over half of the 56 recommendations are already complete or underway.

To mark the anniversary, Skills for Care are sharing updates, reflections and new resources between Thursday 19th June and Friday 18th July 2025.

Click here to read more and access the resources →