Care Market Development Team

Services List

Workforce Support Packs

Downloadable support packs offering practical guidance and resources for adult social care providers.

Care Guides

A collection of practical, easy‑to‑use care guides designed to support adult social care providers with key topics and good practice.

Recruitment and Retention

Resources and guidance to help care providers strengthen recruitment and retention, including CMDT workforce support packs and links to national tools.

The Social Care Academy

A central learning hub offering training, career development, and wellbeing resources for the adult social care workforce across Staffordshire and Stoke‑on‑Trent.

Care Market Development Training

An annual programme of fully funded training for Staffordshire adult social care providers, offering a wide range of courses to support workforce development and quality care.

Adult Social Care Workforce Dataset

Join over 20,000 care providers using the free ASC‑WDS service to manage workforce data and ensure your organisation’s voice informs national decisions.

MiDoS For Care

An online information hub giving Staffordshire and Stoke‑on‑Trent care providers quick access to trusted guidance, contacts, clinical information and support tools.

Digital Transformation

As the adult social care community is increasingly embracing the digital world, the Care Market Development Team aim to provide guidance on a range of opportunities for enhancing your knowledge of digital innovation and support.

Funding Support

An overview of funding and training options available to Staffordshire Care providers.

Management Support Sessions

One‑to‑one support sessions for care service managers seeking guidance on recruitment, retention, wellbeing, training and service development

Adult Social Care Market Communications

Monthly and ad‑hoc email updates for adult social care providers in Staffordshire, sharing key workforce news, training, events and sector‑wide information.

Staff Support and Wellbeing

A collection of wellbeing and workforce support resources for adult social care staff, including CMDT support packs and links to local and national services.

Events & News

Links to key events, updates, and learning opportunities supporting adult social care providers across Staffordshire and the wider region.