Workforce is the most important input to the provision of Adult Social Care services. According to the Skills for Care report, the sector employs 1.52 million people, which is more than the NHS (1.43 million) and equivalent to more than 1 in 20 people employed in England. Still, many care staff are being paid at… Read More »
Navigating the challenges of stakeholder engagement with inclusive rigour
Introduction REAL Supply’s ultimate aim is to meaningfully support better long-term decision-making on health and social care. This sort of ‘impact’ is notoriously slow to emerge, largely because of the time it takes to build good relationships with relevant stakeholders. The long-term (7 year) funding and initial 2-year stakeholder engagement phase of the project are… Read More »
REAL Supply Research Unit Launch
The REAL Supply Research Unit marked the start of its ambitious research programme with an online launch event on 7 November 2023. The launch event drew together over 80 health and social care professionals, policy makers, people engagement champions and research leaders to identify and discuss the big questions which need to be addressed to… Read More »