Social care workforce announcements from DHSC

ByJDCteam

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced plans to provide new accredited qualifications, digital training and funded apprenticeships to support careers in social care under the umbrella of a new Care Workforce Pathway. Alongside this, the DHSC has also relaunched its ‘Made with Care’ recruitment campaign for social care. 

You can find out more about these DHSC announcements here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plans-to-develop-the-domestic-care-workforce 

Do also look out for Dementia Community’s new recruitment portal, launching soon! This will support the specialist dementia sector to recruit the brightest and best talent for a wide-range of roles. 

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