The Yorkshire and Humber Care Association Alliance (YHCAA) welcome the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care 2024/25 report and shares its deep concern about the growing pressures on health and social care services, particularly for older people. The report paints a picture of a system under severe strain, with increasing demand, fragmented…
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Statement from the Yorkshire and Humber Care Alliance (YHCAA) on Skills for Care‘s launch of the Regional State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce Report 2025: “Yesterday’s launch of the Skills for Care report for Yorkshire and the Humber provides a vital evidence base for shaping the future of adult social care. This…
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The Yorkshire and Humber International Recruitment (YHIR) Partnership supported by YHCAA continues to successfully match displaced workers to Home Office Approved Sponsors – with over 430 workers now matched to vacant care roles. This talent pool of care workers, along with available bursaries to support care provider and worker costs, is providing an effective and long-term recruitment…
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YHCAA welcomes the publication of Skills for Care’s 2024/25 ‘State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England’ report, which confirms the sector’s growing economic contribution (excluding NHS employed roles) rose to £77.8 billion per annum (excluding NHS employed social care roles), a 12.2% increase on the previous year. This reflects the essential…
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The Yorkshire and the Humber Care Association Alliance (YHCAA) is proud to unveil our brand new website — your gateway to collaboration, support, and advocacy for adult social care across our region. YHCAA is a collaborative group encompassing eight care associations, each led by passionate Chief Executives working together to strengthen the sector: 🔹 Bradford…
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Our colleagues at Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber are inviting care home residents and their family members across West Yorkshire to take part in an exciting new project aimed at improving care delivery through technology. The project supports the introduction and development of Motion — a digital platform designed to help care homes save time,…
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We wanted to share an important update following a recent meeting between the Care Association Alliance (CAA), the Yorkshire & Humber Care Association Alliance (YHCAA), and Chris Badger, the new Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We know that many of you have experienced significant challenges in recent years,…
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