Adult Social Care Workforce Survey
More than ever, it’s important that decisions about adult social care are shaped by robust evidence and the real experiences of frontline workers who support people every day.
We’re asking you to encourage the staff in your service to complete the Adult Social Care Workforce Survey. This is the sector’s chance to have an impact on the decisions that impact our everyday working lives.
Please share the survey with colleagues and, if possible, make time for them to complete it to ensure their voices can be heard. All responses are confidential and findings will not be analysed at employer or organisation level.
Every response counts: if people in frontline roles do not take part, their experiences may not be reflected in the evidence used to inform future decisions about the sector.
The survey is commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care and the findings will help inform decisions about the future of adult social care in England, including work relating to the Fair Pay Agreement. At a time when the future of the sector is receiving significant attention, it’s important that the voices of care workers and other people working in adult social care are heard.
Each response helps build a clearer picture of what it’s really like to work in adult social care and strengthens the evidence needed to make positive changes in social care.
The survey takes no more than 20 minutes to complete and covers topics including:
- wellbeing
- workload
- pay and conditions
- learning and development
- feeling valued at work.
As the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, recently said:
“I want to speak directly today to our care workers. You are not invisible to me. I see you. I thank you, and I am sorry that my profession has let down yours for so long. I promise you, I won’t leave this job without doing everything I can to change things for you. And I say the same to our wonderful NHS staff.”
The survey is being conducted by Ipsos in partnership with Skills for Care, the University of Kent and King’s College London, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).