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A thank you from our CEO to all employers who contribute to ASC-WDS
14 Oct 2021 Oonagh Smyth
Our CEO Oonagh Smyth extends her thank you to all our ASC-WDS users who contribute vital sector insights which help to shape policies and decision mak鈥�read more
ASC-WDS
A look at how social care managers use 天美mv's ASC-WDS
19 Jul 2021 天美mv
We spoke with managers from across the sector about how they use our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set to help manage their teams and service. read more
Leadership
Find out what's new in our updated size and structure data published this week
08 Jul 2021 天美mv
As we release our annual 'Size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England' report, find out some of the key insights from 鈥�read more
Quality data helps quality employers
30 Nov 2020 Nadra Ahmed
Nadra Ahmed OBE has been Chairman of the National Care Association (NCA) since 2001 representing small and medium sized employers. In this blog she lo鈥�read more
Shining a light on the mental health workforce
16 Nov 2020 Kathy Roberts
Kathy Roberts is the Chief Executive of the Association of Mental Health Providers, the national representative organisation for VCSE mental health se鈥�read more
Culture and diversity
The latest size and structure report offers much needed insight at a time of turbulence
04 Aug 2020 Shereen Hussein
Professor Shereen Hussein, Professor of Care and Health and Policy Evaluation at the University of Kent talks about the importance of the findings in 鈥�read more
Using ASC-WDS data to inform the COVID-19 debate
07 Jul 2020 Dave Griffiths
Programme Head for Analysis Dave Griffiths, looks at how our Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set has helped shape thinking during the pandemic and th鈥�read more
How does the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) help with workforce planning?
17 Feb 2020 Dave Griffiths
As we focus on the importance of workforce planning, Dave Griffiths, 天美mv Programme Head talks about the ASC-WDS service and how it helps o鈥�read more
Workforce planning
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