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Publication calendar

Find out about our upcoming reports, including when they will be published and what is included.

The ΄σΟσ΄«Γ½ Workforce Intelligence team produce reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. Each of these can be found on our report and visualisation pages. See below the schedule for future reports over the next 12 months.

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The adult social care workforce in England: monthly statistics

We produce four trackers to monitor activity in the adult social care workforce throughout the year. These trackers focus on the independent sector adult social care workforce and are updated on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Official statistics 

  • Filled posts in the adult social care workforce in England: monthly statistics 
    Update: Monthly - on 15th of the month at 09:30. 
    Note: These estimates are statistics in development and may differ from other ΄σΟσ΄«Γ½ publications. 

Additional workforce trackers 

  • Recruitment and retention 
    Update: Monthly - by 15th of the month  

  • ICB recruitment and retention 
    Update: Quarterly (Q1 April, Q2 July, Q3 October, Q4 January)  

  • International recruitment 
    Update: Quarterly (Q1 April, Q2 July, Q3 October, Q4 January) 
    Note: The international recruitment tracker is published after quarterly Home Office figures are released. If these are delayed, this tracker will be delayed accordingly. 

Annual reports 

 

2027  

27 January 2027 

The workforce employed by adult social services departments in England, 2027 

  • Written report and data visualisation 

  • Reference tables Excel file 

Social worker headline, 2027 

  • Written report and data visualisation 

Occupational therapists, 2027 

  • Data visualisation 

 

February 2027 

Apprenticeships, 2027 

  • Written report and data visualisation 

Pay in the adult social care sector, December 2026 

  • Written report and data visualisation 

  

March 2027 

Social work education, 2027 

  • Written report and data visualisation 

  

April 2027 

Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), 2027 

  • Written report and data visualisation 

Individual employers and personal assistants, 2027 

  • Written report and data visualisation 

 
June 2027 

The size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, 2027 

  • Written report and data visualisation 

  • Trended data download Excel file – key variables from 2016/17 to current year 

  

October 2027 

The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, 2027 

  • Written report and data visualisation 

  • National summary reports for domiciliary care, care homes with nursing and care homes without nursing 

  • Workforce estimates (statistical appendix) Excel file 

  • Data download Excel files (current year at regional and local levels) 

  • Regional information including data visualisations and summary reports 

  • Local information including data visualisations and summary reports 

  • Analysis by care need data visualisation 

  • Factors affecting turnover data visualisation 

  • Nurses in social care data visualisation 

  • Registered managers data visualisation 

  • Workforce nationality and international recruitment data visualisation 

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