Reports

Understanding the role of volunteering in social care

This report helps us better understand how volunteering contributes to social care in Wales.

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Research prioritisation report: transitions from children’s to adults’ social care

This report explains how we found our top 10 research priorities on transitions from children’s to adults’ social care.

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Economic and social value of the adult social care sector in Wales

Skills for Care and Development commissioned a series of reports analysing the adult social care sector’s economic and social value in the UK between 2022 to 2023. Here we look at the benefits of adult social care to society and the economy in Wales.

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'Have Your Say' workforce survey 2024: Full report and summary of responses

This report contains the findings of our 2024 ‘Have Your Say’ workforce survey, which asked social care workers about things like their health and well-being, pay and conditions, and what they like about working in the sector.

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'Have Your Say' workforce survey 2024: Summary of responses from care workers

This is a summary of responses from care workers to our 2024 ‘Have Your Say’ workforce survey, which asked social care workers about things like their health and well-being, pay and conditions, and what they like about working in the sector.

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‘Have Your Say’ workforce survey 2024: Summary of responses from managers

This is a summary of responses from managers to our 2024 ‘Have Your Say’ workforce survey, which asked social care workers about things like their health and well-being, pay and conditions, and what they like about working in the sector.

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‘Have Your Say’ workforce survey 2024: Summary of responses from social workers

This is a summary of responses from social workers to our 2024 ‘Have Your Say’ workforce survey, which asked social care workers about things like their health and well-being, pay and conditions, and what they like about working in the sector.

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Social care data maturity assessment: National report for Wales

We commissioned a company called Alma Economics to carry out an independent data maturity assessment of all local authorities in Wales.

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Balancing rights and responsibilities programme evaluation

We asked the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to review the evidence on our new programme which focused on hospital discharge.

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Understanding attraction, recruitment and job-seeking behaviours - reports and resources

We commissioned an organisation called Urban Foresight to carry out research that explored how the workforce challenges facing social care in Wales can be addressed.

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