1. Shifting the balance of care – Leads’ meeting Mike Docherty – Senior Education and Workforce Development Adviser, Scottish Social Services Council Workforce planning in the social services sector Kirkcaldy 11 th December 2009

2. Context - The picture of the sector is complex – nationally and locally - Employers:1400 Voluntary service providers 1500 Private service providers 32 Local Authorities - Employment: Headcount social services workforce 2007 Type of employerHeadcount Local authority68, 710 Private66,430 Voluntary56,320 Self employed6,050 Total197,510 Source: Care Commission and Scottish Government

3. Workforce Data - Focus of much work in recent years - 2003-04 – sectoral workforce data limited – partial picture - 2005 – core minimum data set (CMDS) agreed - 2006 – CMDS embedded in Scottish Government and Care Commission data gathering processes - 2007 – data gathered with CMDS - 2008 – Workforce Data Project established - 2009 – analysis of data and data quality

4. Workforce Planning - No statutory responsibility on employers for workforce planning - Improvement Service survey of local authorities (2009) - Registration agenda and workforce planning - COSLA Demographic sub group – report on costings (2009) - Ministerial Strategic Group – Reshaping services for older people Joint paper with Christine McGregor

5. Services to older people - the social services workforce Estimate of number of staff in older people’s social services (2007) Type of service Estimated no. of staff working with older people Adult day care 3,696 All adult residential care 46,506 Care at Home 16,200 Housing Support Services 22,532 Total 88,934

6. Joint Improvement Team - offer hands on support to Health and Social Care partnerships - facilitate shared learning - advice - balance national priorities with local needs - SG/COSLA/NHS funded - Older People’s workbook