Research, data and innovation

Survey of social care workforce

A wide-ranging survey of the social care workforce in Wales is being piloted.

Research roadshows: How we chose the topics

How we chose the topics for our research roadshows in Llandudno and Cardiff.

Research strategy for Wales

Find out about the social care research and development strategy for Wales 2018-23.

Strategic approach to data

We're leading on developing a more strategic approach to social care data in collaboration with Welsh Government and other partners.

National social care data portal for Wales

A range of data from a variety of sources relating to social care services.

NHS Wales e-Library access for social workers and social care managers

Information on how to access NHS Wales e-Library resources.

Workforce reports

Data and information on the social care workforce in Wales.

Research on care

Search Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE) the UK’s largest online database of information on all aspects of social work and social care

Curated research

Research on social care. The research is chosen or ‘curated’ by people who have professional experience in the topic area.

Getting evidence into practice

Find out about our evidence offer, which explains how we're supporting the workforce to create evidence enriched practice, and the research we carried out to help develop this.