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Succession planning: talent spotting the stars of our future
25 Mar 2024 Rosie Robinson
Rosie Robinson, Owner, Red Robin ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵcare shares her insights on the importance of succession planning and how to do it. read more
Succession planning
Leadership
Management
Planning opportunities for our team to grow with us
01 Mar 2023 ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ
Leah Emerson, Clinical Nurse Manager at Risedale Estates spoke to us about how the organisation provides career pathways, offering opportunities for t…read more
Learning and development
Retention
Workforce planning
How we planned for our new registered manager to take over
30 Nov 2022 ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ
Alison Carter, Managing Director, and Kim Woodhouse, Registered Manager at No Place Like ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ discuss how they planned for Kim to take over the role o…read more
How I plan for new leaders to support the future of the team
22 Nov 2022 ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ
Debbie Davison, Registered Manager at Brampton Lodge spoke to us about how she identifies and develops leaders in her team as part of her succession p…read more
Nursing
Using workforce planning to develop my team and what we offer
21 Nov 2022 Les Latchman
Les Latchman, Registered Manager at Radnor House tells us about his approach to workforce planning. read more
How you can use ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ’s data to help with workforce planning
09 Nov 2022 ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ
΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ’s analysis team explain how you can use the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) and our annual social care report to suppor…read more
ASC-WDS
How to create a workforce plan
08 Nov 2022 ΢΢²ÝÊÓƵ
A workforce plan is an important part of being prepared for the future. We’ve put together a simple template to help you create your own workforce pla…read more
Recruitment
The makings of an effective leader in adult social care
08 Sep 2022 Jane McCabe
We know that leadership is pivotal to the quality of care and that good leaders don’t just appear - they need to be grown from the ground up. read more
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