Understanding what Social Care organisations do to bring more young people into care roles and keep them in the job

Attracting, recruiting and retaining a yOunger Social CARe workforce

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN21467549

Enrollment

Registered

2026-02-04

Start date

2025-08-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-16

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Conditions

Adult social care workforce Other

Interventions

We will work with Skills for Care to analyse national workforce data and identify organisations that are successful in attracting younger staff. We will then interview senior staff in these organisati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Organisations that report data to the ASC-WDS (Skills for Care) 2. Senior personnel with responsibility for recruitment and/or retention of staff in adult social care organisations in England

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Organisation does not submit data to ASC-WDS (Skills for Care) 2. Organisation is outside England 3. Staff employed to provide direct care only 4. Care recipients or their family and friends 5. Senior personnel employed by organisations that provide children’s social care 6. Health care professionals (e.g., medics, nurses, social workers)

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactKirsty Haunch

k.haunch@leeds.ac.uk-

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026