Grey Matter Learning Blog

Thanks, as always, for the feedback on recent posts.  This week is Self Care Week;  I think you’ll agree that, given the current circumstances, looking after ourselves has never been more important. So, what is Self Care and why is important? I have met thousands of care workers and managers over the years and, almost…

Back in May, we shared a post about “Lockdown Learning” where we talked about the things we had learnt as a result of external circumstances.  We talked about how we adopted the motto “we can do that” and how that positivity had spread. As we approach another lockdown, fire break or circuit break, spending on…

Thanks as always for all the feedback on last week’s post, Competence is more important than attendance.  Whilst this is vital for all staff, how can we speed things up for new staff? The State of the Workforce report from Skills for Care (October 2020) outlines that staff turnover for Care Workers is above 38%…

Thanks for the comments and shares on our recent four part series on recruitment and retention – and a warm welcome to all our new subscribers! In doing the work for that series of posts, it reminded me of something I wrote back in 2016 – Time to move past paper and, just a day…

The third element of staffing is, of course, Training. Before we get stuck into this week’s post, let’s be clear why we carry out training at all, in any subject – it is so that the candidate LEARNS and is safe to practice.   We talked about this in a recent post called “Training vs…

Thanks for the feedback on our recent series – the four stages of recruitment.  We will come back to step three next week, as the Government has just announced additional funding for Infection Prevention and Control in order to reduce Coronavirus infections across the winter. More info can be found here and your Local Authority…

The second element of our staffing process is Induction, a really important stage, particularly in adult social care.  If you have not seen last weeks post “Interview Essentials”, making the interview part of induction, has many benefits – “Interview Essentials” can be found here. So, you’ve now completed all the interviews, made your hiring decisions…

Last week’s blog focused on the new Immigration Act which will become law on 1st January 2021 and its potential impact on the adult social care market.  As I hinted last week, my intention is always to provide continued support to the sector, rather than stirring up any kind of panic in people!  Whilst we…