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Dartington review on the future of adult social care: the future adult social care workforce
- Authors:
- BERNARD Jennifer, STATHAM Daphne
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice for Adults
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 32p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
This review examines the likely changes to the adult social care workforce in England by 2020, and the steps required to respond to the demographic and social challenges. Data to underpin workforce planning is not available in 2009, which is essential to plan effectively for 2020. The review suggests that data collection systems will also have to be sophisticated enough to recognise that a substantial minority of workers will be employed directly by people using services rather than by organisations in the private or voluntary sector. While there are currently an estimated 1.5 million social care workers, this review concludes that this number will need to increase by 2020. Campaigns to recruit more people, including young people and men, began in 2008 and will continue, but more information is needed regarding recruitment of people into social care work, and what makes them stay.