NHS England supporting spreadsheet data.

NHS England » Supporting spreadsheets for allocations 2025/26 

This page provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England. A short report can be downloaded below the data visualisation.

The size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England (skillsforcare.org.uk)

The CIPD has workforce planning as a core business process, which aligns changing organisation needs with a people strategy. It can be the most effective activity an organisation can engage in. It can provide market and industry intelligence to help organisations focus on a range of challenges and issues. 

Discover their resources including factsheets and guides, to help you with your workplace planning needs.

Workforce Planning resources | CIPD

The NHS long-term workforce plan describes how it will rebuild the NHS workforce through training, retention and reform, but omits social care.

NHS Long Term Workforce Plan: what you need to know | NHS Confederation