Wider key resources

This section is regularly updated with a curated selection of key resources from a variety of external sources. This hub brings together reports, guidance, policies, news and insights to deepen understanding and support ongoing development in the field.

News

• Skills for Care are leading the #CelebratingSocialCare campaign this April, shining a spotlight on the dedication and impact of the social care workforce through stories, recognition, and engagement opportunities. Learn more and get involved here.

Guidance

• Greater Manchester Practice Education Centre of Excellence (GM PECE) Research and Innovation Guide for Health and Social Care Organisations
• NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) Quick Guides to Social Care Topics

Research

• Oluwakemi et al. (2025). Perceptions of care homes as practice learning environments for pre-registration nursing students: A systematic-narrative hybrid literature review.

Reports

• Cornes, M., & Manthorpe, J. (2022). The role and contribution of Registered Nurses in social care: A rapid evidence review.
• Steils, N., Samsi, K., & Moriarty, J. (2024). The factors supporting the retention of registered nurses in adult social care.
• Skills for Care. (2024). The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England.
• CQC. (2023). State of care.

Policy

• Department of Health and Social Care. (2021). People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform white paper.

Insights and perspectives

• Deborah Sturdy’s blog on the Department of Health and Social Care
• Deborah Sturdy’s editorials for the Nursing Times
• The Social Care Nursing Advisory Council’s webpage
• Establishing parity of esteem across health and social care nursing

Webinars and events

• NIHR Webinar: How to improve adult social care for seldom-heard groups