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Engagement of employers with NMDS-SC so far

The four time series maps shown below show the rapid growth and engagement the NMDS-SC has experienced since its introduction in early 2006. The April 2006 map shows engagement with the NMDS-SC in the North East and Eastern regions. The next three maps show consistent growth in volumes across England as the NMDS-SC continues to become firmly established within the sector.

 NMDS-SC Online engagement April 2006

April 2006

 NMDS-SC Online engagement December 2006

December 2006

 NMDS-SC Online engagement July 2007

July 2007

 NMDS-SC Online engagement May 2008

May 2008


NMDS-SC Briefings

NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 1 (July 2007) – Overview
Provides an overview of a range of analysis emerging from the NMDS-SC and identifies the beginning of the end of the 'data desert'.

Who is responding to the NMDS-SC? And what sort of analysis is emerging from the NMDS-SC? This Issue provides initial information on capacity levels, pay, turnover, worker demographics, leaver destinations and more.

Download NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 1 (PDF)

NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 2 (August 2007) - Turnover and vacancy rates
Looks at vacancy and turnover rates in the care sector by job role and care setting.

The first of the topic based papers covered by NMDS-SC Briefing looks at vacancy and turnover rates and finds turnover rates of over 25% amongst some workers. This Issue provides top level figures and asks what the implications are for the sector.

Download NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 2 (PDF)


NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 3 (September 2007) - Pay
Focuses on pay levels within the care sector by job role and setting.

For the first time we can analyse robust pay data at job role level and compare rates between service settings and sector. This Issue of Briefing finds the median pay rate for Care Workers to be £5.87.

Download NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 3 (PDF)

NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 4 (November 2007) - Qualifications
Looks at qualification levels in the care sector by job role and setting.

The fourth of the NMDS-SC Briefing topic-based papers looks at qualification levels in the care workforce. The Issue looks at both qualifications held and qualifications in progress by job role and setting and considers progress towards the National Minimum Standards.

Download NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 4 (PDF)

NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 5 (February 2008) - Age and Gender
Looks at the age and gender of the care sector workforce by job role and setting.

The fifth of the NMDS-SC Briefing topic-based papers looks at the age and gender of the care workforce. The issue shows a workforce polarised by gender with large numbers of older workers. However the issue also shows patterns of recruitment that may show increasing levels of male participation and a workforce that discovers the sector later in their working lives.

NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 6 (July 2008) - Retention and its relationship to age, gender and experience
Looks at issues that affect workers' length of servuce in the sector as a whole and the length of time in their current roles.

The sixth of the topic based papers covered by NMDS-SC Briefing looks at length of service of the care workforce. The Briefing indicates that flexibility in working hours, the opportunity for continued professional development and career progression are key influencers on staff retention in the sector and in their current roles.

Download NMDS-SC Briefing Issue 6 (PDF)

Example NMDS-SC reports
 
The Establishment Profile
All establishments completing the NMDS-SC will receive a unique Establishment Profile. The profiles provide a summary of the NMDS-SC information returned by each establishment benchmarked against data derived from similar establishments in their region.

The profiles contain information on workforce demographics, occupational structure, pay levels and qualifcation levels.

Download example Establishment Profile (PDF)

The Local Authority Area Profile

This profile is an analysis of latest available NMDS-SC returns in a CSSR’s geographical area. It covers returns from all types of social care organisations in all sectors (statutory, private and voluntary/third sector).

It consists of a series of tables and charts of key data items and should provide local authorities and other users with a picture of social care provision in their area, including overall workforce numbers, demographics, qualification levels and more.

Profiles for each of the 150 CSSRs can be downloaded, as a pdf file or as excel spreadsheets from Local Authority Area Profiles September 2008

The October 2008 Local Authority Area Profiles are available on request, please e-mail either Will Fenton (william.fenton@skillsforcare.org.uk) or Sarah Woodrow (sarah.woodrow@skillsforcare.org.uk) with the name of the profile(s) you would like to be sent.

Download example Local Authority Area Profile (PDF)

Local Authority Area Profile Sector Sub-analysis

A more detailed profile, giving breakdowns by sector: statutory, private and voluntary is also available. This report is designed to be downloaded into excel for further analysis, therefore does not contain any charts or much percentaging.

Profiles for each of the 150 CSSRs can be downloaded, as an excel spreadsheet, from Local Authority Area Profile Sector Sub-analysis September 2008
 
The October 2008 Local Authority Area Profile Sector Sub-analysis are available on request, please e-mail either Will Fenton (william.fenton@skillsforcare.org.uk) or Sarah Woodrow (sarah.woodrow@skillsforcare.org.uk) with the name of the profile(s) you would like to be sent.
 

For guidance on how to use the above reports, please refer to the Resources section.

Analyses of national dataset

An updated series of tablulations and statistics has now been produced analysing data on over 13,000 establishment records and over 100,000 worker records in the NMDS-SC. These statistics are being produced to meet the various needs of employers and social care organisations to assist in the development and workforce planning of the social care sector.