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Links and sources
This contains direct links to all the materials used to compile this sector. More in-depth and detailed information can be found in the source materials as only key points have been extracted. In addition, websites and further sources which may be of interest have been included.
- Brown, A.J., Green, A.E., Pitcher, J. and Simm, C. (2000) Employers Skill Survey: Case Study-Health and Social Care. Nottingham: DfEE.
- Commission for Social Care Inspectorate (CSCI) (2004) National Minimum Standards Statutory Requirements. London: CSCI.
Twelve reports are listed including Care Homes for Older People, Care Homes with Adult Placements, Children’s Homes, Residential Family Centres, Boarding Schools, etc. - DfES (2004) Every Child Matters: Next Steps. Nottingham: Department for Education and Skills.
- Department of Health (2004) Personal Social Services Staff of Social Services Departments at 30 September 2003 England. London: Department of Health.
- Department of Health (1998) Modernising Social Services. (Cm4169) London: HMSO.
Summary (including link to full White Paper) - Eborall, C. (2003a) The State of the Social Care Workforce in England. (Volume 1 of the first Annual Report of the TOPSS England Workforce Intelligence Unit). Leeds: Training Organisation for the Personal Social Service England.
- Eborall, C. (2003b) Modernising the Social Care Workforce: Progress on Delivery. (Volume 2 of the first Annual Report of the TOPSS England Workforce Intelligence Unit). Leeds: Training Organisation for the Personal Social Service England.
- Eborall, C. and Garmeson, K. (2001) Desk Research on Recruitment and Retention in Social Care and Social Work. London: Department of Health.
- Henwood, M. (2001) Future Imperfect? Report of the King’s Fund Care and Support Inquiry - Executive Summary. London: King’s Fund.
- Hughes, L. (2002) ‘The Workforce for Social Work and Social Care’. In Kendall, L and Harker, L. (eds.) From Welfare to Wellbeing. The Future of Social Care. London: Institute for Public Policy Research, pp. 687-693.
- IER (2003) Skills in England 2002 (Volume 1). Coventry, LSC.
- IER/IFF Research Ltd. (2004) National Employers Skills Survey 2003: Key Findings. LSC/DfES.
This large-scale employer survey on the extent, causes and implications of recruitment problems and skill gaps includes data on the health and social care sector relating to the relative number of vacancies, hard-to-fill and skills-shortage vacancies and information on skill gaps. - Local Government National Training Organisation (2001) Care to Stay? London: Employers’ Organisation for Local Government.
A report into the recruitment and retention of social work and social care staff. Click here to order report from the Employers’ Organisation for Local Government website. - Mainey, A.D. (2003) Better than you Think. London: National Children’s Bureau.
- Matthew, D. (2000) Who Cares? A Profile of the Independent Sector Home Care Workforce in England. Surrey: UKHCA.
- Matosevic, T., Knapp, M., Kendall, J., Forder, J., Ware, P. and Hardy, B. (2001) Domiciliary Care Providers in the Independent Sector (PSSRU Discussion Paper 1605). Nuffield Institute for Health and Personal Social Services Research Unit: University of Kent at Canterbury.
- McTernan, J. (2002) ‘Future Drivers of Changes’. In Kendall, L and Harker, L. (eds.) From Welfare to Wellbeing. The Future of Social Care. London: Institute for Public Policy Research, pp. 22-37
- Robinson, J. (2002) Unfinished Business. Is a Crisis in Care Still Looming? London: Kings Fund.
- Social and Health Care Workforce Group (SHCWG)(2004) Care and Early Years Quarterly Monitoring of Care Sector NVQs and SVQs (UK), Report for the Quarter Ended June 2004.
- Social Care and Health Workforce Group (SHCWG)(2003a) Social Services Workforce Survey 2002. Report No. 31. Social Services Workforce Series. London: Employers’ Organisation for Local Government.
- Social and Health Care Workforce Group (SHCWG)(2003b) Care Sector NVQ Take-up Survey 2000 – Main Report. London: Employers’ Organisation for Local Government.
- Social and Health Care Workforce Group (SHCWG)(2002) Independent Sector Workforce Survey 2001. London: Employers’ Organisation for Local Government.
- Taylor, M. (2001) Homecare: the Forgotten Service. London: Unison.
- TOPSS England (2004) New Roles Project Bulletin, May 2004. Leeds: Training Organisation for the Personal Social Service England.
- TOPSS England (2000) Modernising the Social Care Workforce. The First National Training Strategy for England. DfEE/DH/TOPSS England.
- UNISON (2001) Making a Difference under Pressure. London: Unison.
- Waddilove, D. (2004) Analysing the ‘Redrawn and Redesigned’ – A Halfway Stage Report on TOPSS England’s New Roles Project. Leeds: Training Organisation for the Personal Social Service England.
- Wilson, R., Homenidou, K. and Dickerson, A. (2004) Working Futures: New Projections of Occupational Employment by Sector and Region 2002-2012 (National Report). Nottingham: SSDA/DfES.
Regional information
- Care and Health (2003) A Snapshot of the Social Care Workforce in London. A Report by Care and Health for TOPSS London.
- Drawing on existing surveys and data, this document compares the situation in London with the overall situation in England.
Douglas, A. (2002) Is Anybody out There? Recruitment and Retention in Social Care in London. Sutton: Community Care. - Gordon, A. et al. (2003) Recruitment, Retention and Training Issues of Social Care Staff in the North East. Research carried out by Northern Economic Research Unit at Northumbria University.
- Gordon, A. et al. (2002) Evidence for the Sector Skills Action Plan. Report prepared for the North East Region LSC/NTO Health and Social Care Partnerships. Northern Economic Research Unit, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Matthew, D. (2000) Who Cares? A Profile of the Independent Sector Home Care Workforce in Scotland. Surrey: UKHCA.
- Matthew, D. (2000) Who Cares? A Profile of the Independent Sector Home Care Workforce in Wales. Surrey: UKHCA
- National Assembly for Wales (2002) Social Services Statistics Wales 2002. Cardiff.
- York Consulting Ltd (2000) Future Skills Affecting Industry Sectors in Wales - Social Care Sector. Caerphilly: Future Skills Wales.
Websites linked to careers information in social care
This website, set up by the Department of Health offers information for those interested in social work. It provides information on the role of the social worker, training and qualifications, bursaries pay and conditions and information on courses.
This website is also set up by the Department of Health and designed analogue to the one on social care. It provides information on the role of a social carers, training, pay and conditions.
Prospects - the UK graduate careers website
The website, run by Graduate Prospects Ltd, provides information about graduate careers in a range of industry sectors, including social care. In addition, information about postgraduate courses and contact details of careers services are offered.
Local Government careers in social services
This website profiles a number or diverse jobs in social care covering the work, skill requirements, entry requirements, pay and prospects
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