How can the social care workforce be empowered and supported to enable research and improvement?
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The social care sector is a major employer in Scotland and the number of people employed in adult social care has increased over the past decade. Population projections suggest that Scotland is likely to have more older people and fewer younger people in the coming years, which has implications for the future supply of, and demand for, adult social care. The social care workforce is critical to the delivery of high quality, person-centred and sustainable care in Scotland but there are significant challenges facing the sector.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Social Care Analytical Unit Areas of Research Interest 2026 2029 published 25 March 2026
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Related UKRI funded projects
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IMPACT: Improving Adult Care Together
IMPACT stands for 'Improving Adult Care Together'. It is a new £15 million UK centre for implementing evidence in adult social care, co-funded by the ESRC and the Health Foundation. It is led by Professor Jon Glasb...
Funded by: SPF
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
Why might this be relevant?
The IMPACT project aims to empower and support the social care workforce through practical support and implementation of evidence in adult social care.
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Carers Assessment Support
**A difficult time to care** Across the UK our social care system is more stretched than ever with increased demand and decreasing budgets. The lack of capacity in the system is placing additional pressures on the unpa...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: UPSTREAM OUTCOMES LIMITED
Why might this be relevant?
The Carers Assessment Support project addresses the challenges faced by the social care workforce in supporting carers, but focuses more on carer support rather than workforce empowerment.
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Centre for Care
The Centre for Care is a collaboration between the universities of Sheffield, Birmingham, Kent and Oxford, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the Office for National Statistics, Carers UK, the National...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sheffield
Why might this be relevant?
The Centre for Care project provides new evidence and thinking for policymakers and care sector organizations, but focuses on addressing the urgent need for new evidence on care rather than specifically empowering the social care workforce.