What is the Care Workforce Pathway? When we launched the Care Workforce Pathway (the Pathway) in 2024, we set out an ambitious vision: to create the first universal career structure for adult social care, giving clearer opportunities to develop, progress, and build rewarding …
Learn about DBT's consultation on employment rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children, which will close on 1st September 2026.
A message from the Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, Deborah Sturdy
Carers are at the heart of our communities.
As Dementia Action Week draws to a close, Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock, reflects on progress to date and the advances yet to come.
This blog reflects comments made by the Minister of State for Care at the National Conference for Safeguarding Adults Boards on 19 May 2026
Digital care technologies have enormous potential to support people’s independence, improve quality and safety, and help our workforce deliver care more efficiently
A message from the Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, Deborah Sturdy
As we launch the Management and Leadership Code for Health and Social Care, Deborah Sturdy, Chief Nurse – Adult Social Care, discusses what this means for leaders and managers across health and social care.
Investing in the adult social care workforce
Happy New Year! I hope every adult social care colleague, carer and those accessing care and support had a lovely Christmas and welcomed in 2026 with rest, reflection and renewed energy.