The State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England 2025

Capturing data to show effective management of the service and its resources, Developing business awareness in the wider health and care system and identifying development opportunities for your service, Recruitment and workforce management

The State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England 2025

Provider: Skills for Care

Published 15th October 2025, Skills for Care’s report features key trends in filled posts, pay, recruitment and demographics.

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Offering meaningful work experience: a guide for adult social care employers

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The state of health care and adult social care in England 2023/24

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What good looks like for digital records in adult social care – Care Quality Commission

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Workforce planning, transformation and commissioning

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The State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England 2025

The State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England 2025

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Check the way you handle personal information meets the right standards – Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)

Commissioning in the NHS

Dealing With Discipline and Grievances

DEVELOPING BUSINESS AWARENESS OF THE WIDER HEALTH AND CARE SYSTEM

Embracing innovation and meeting the productivity challenge

Employer Standards for Careers Education

Employer Standards Self-Assessment Tool

Employment Rights Bill: Factsheets

Evidencing CQC safe and effective staffing through workforce planning

Foundation apprenticeships

Great Care Employer

How to Market Your Care Home, Your Nursing Home or Your Domiciliary Care Business

Information-sharing and digital care records for integrated care

International recruitment hub

International recruitment resource page

International recruitment toolkit for social care

Leading Transformation for Integrated Care

Level 2 NCFE Understanding Business Improvement Techniques

National induction for health and social care – virtual learning modules

New Services

Nursing recruitment and retention resources

Offering meaningful work experience: a guide for adult social care employers

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People Management Skills

Recruit to retain

Recruitment support

Recruitment support and Curious about Care

Recruitment support hub

Recruitment Toolkit

Sharing Effective References and Conduct Information: A Better Hiring Toolkit

Supporting the next generation of care professionals

Systems Go! Cross-sector Partnering for Change in Health and Care

The Care Workforce Pathway: Resources to Support Implementation

The state of health care and adult social care in England 2023/24

The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 2024

The State of the Nation Report 2025

Top tips for adult social care workforce retention

Top tips to help care providers efficiently expand services

Using social media for care recruitment

What Are the Eight Principles of the Data Protection Act? | Skills Platform

What good looks like for digital records in adult social care – Care Quality Commission

Widen your talent pool

Workforce planning, transformation and commissioning