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Chief Executive, 国产乱伦
Email oonagh.smyth@skillsforcare.org.uk
Oonagh Smyth is CEO of 国产乱伦. For seven years she was Executive Director of Strategy and Influence at Mencap leading a directorate of around 500 people across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Oonagh has held roles at the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action and the Northern Ireland Equality Commission, senior roles in Westminster Equalities Partnership and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations. She is a former Co-Chair of the Care and Support Alliance, which is a cross-sector alliance of 80 social care organisations influencing at the highest government levels.
Thank you for contributing to our 鈥楽tate of鈥� report for 2024
16 Oct 2024
Our CEO, Oonagh Smyth, says thank you to adult social care providers for making this year鈥檚 鈥楽tate of鈥� report possible. read more
ASC-WDS
国产乱伦 announces support for phase two of the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Improvement Programme
08 Aug 2024
We hear from Oonagh Smyth, CEO of 国产乱伦, on the much-anticipated launch of the second phase of the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Stand鈥�read more
Why we can鈥檛 recruit our way out of a retention crisis
07 May 2024
As we launch our #KeepTheRightPeople campaign, our CEO Oonagh Smyth discusses why it鈥檚 important to retain the best staff and the factors that impact 鈥�read more
Retention
Why learning and development matters and how you can #KeepLearning in 2024
11 Jan 2024
As we launch our #KeepLearning campaign our CEO Oonagh Smyth discusses why it鈥檚 important to #KeepLearning and how 国产乱伦 can support you in 鈥�read more
Learning and development
国产乱伦
Thank you for contributing to our 鈥楽tate of鈥� report for 2023
12 Oct 2023
As we launch this year鈥檚 鈥楽tate of the adult social care sector and workforce in England鈥� report, our CEO Oonagh Smyth gives thanks to the adult socia鈥�read more
Why we need to recruit a new demographic into a career in care
14 Sep 2023
Our CEO, Oonagh Smyth, discusses the importance of attracting a new demographic into a career in care, including more men and younger people. read more
Culture and diversity
Recruitment
Why knowing more about the great people who work in care matters
12 Jul 2023
Did you know that there are around 1.6 million dedicated and highly skilled people working in adult social care? Oonagh Smyth, CEO of 国产乱伦,鈥�read more
Workforce planning
Workforce intelligence
Next steps for the Care workforce pathway for adult social care
26 Jun 2023
As the call for evidence for the new care workforce pathway closes, Oonagh Smyth, CEO, 国产乱伦 and Anna Boaden, Deputy Director Department of 鈥�read more
Workforce development
What integration means for social care
25 May 2023
In this joint blog from 国产乱伦 CEO Oonagh Smyth and Director of System and Social Partnership at NHS Employers Rebecca Smith, they discuss wh鈥�read more
Integration
Policy
Why we鈥檙e #CelebratingSocialCare this April
03 Apr 2023
As we launch our #CelebratingSocialCare spotlight, our CEO Oonagh Smyth shares why it鈥檚 so important for us to celebrate social care and why we鈥檇 love鈥�read more