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The Care Collaborative

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A national consultancy and social movement strengthening and transforming the support worker workforce. 

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The Care Collaborative

The Care CollaborativeThe Care CollaborativeThe Care Collaborative


A national consultancy and social movement strengthening and transforming the support worker workforce. 

Work with us
JOIN THE COMMUNITY (FREE)

Three Leaders. One Vision.

Professor Richard Griffin

Professor Richard Griffin

Professor Richard Griffin

Visiting Professor of Healthcare Management at King’s College London and one of the UK’s leading experts in support worker policy, research and workforce development.

Dawn Grant

Professor Richard Griffin

Professor Richard Griffin

 Senior Workforce & Education Leader and creator of the Higher Development Award, with over 40 years’ experience supporting, developing the support worker workforce. 

John Gale

Professor Richard Griffin

John Gale

Senior workforce leader & consultant with a career spanning frontline social work, system leadership, and national programme delivery across health and social care. 

Together, we bring national research, system leadership and lived workforce experience to redesign roles, education and career pathways for support workers. 

About us

The Care Collaborative is a national consultancy and social movement for the support workforce.

 We work with health & social care organisations to:


  • redesign support worker roles
  • strengthen workforce capability
  • build clear education and career pathways
  • modernise training and development
  • deliver national workforce transformation programmes
  • provide evidence-based research, evaluation and workforce insight
     

Alongside our consultancy work, we lead a UK-wide movement bringing together support workers, leaders, educators and organisations committed to improving careers, care quality and workforce sustainability.

We believe better jobs create better care and The Care Collaborative exists to make that happen.

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Our Mission

Support workers deliver much of the hands-on care across health and social care, yet decades of national reviews show they continue to face barriers to progression, inconsistent role design, limited access to training, and a lack of recognition for the essential work they do. 


The Care Collaborative exists to change this.


Led by Professor Richard Griffin, Dawn Grant and John Gale, our mission is to strengthen, develop and elevate the support workforce by combining national research, lived experience and decades of workforce innovation.


We work with organisations to redesign roles, improve capability, modernise education pathways and build sustainable workforce models, while leading a national movement that brings together support workers, leaders, educators and organisations committed to lasting change.


We partner with organisations across England and the UK to turn this mission into measurable workforce improvement. 


Our commitment is simple:


Better careers, better care, and a stronger future for the support workforce. 

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Our services

Support Worker Role Redesign (National & Local Models)

Workforce Capability & Competency Frameworks (National Standards)

Workforce Capability & Competency Frameworks (National Standards)

We help organisations modernise support worker roles, improve job clarity, optimise delegation and ensure skills are used to their full potential. 


 Outcome: clearer roles, safer delegation and  improved workforce effectiveness.

Workforce Capability & Competency Frameworks (National Standards)

Workforce Capability & Competency Frameworks (National Standards)

Workforce Capability & Competency Frameworks (National Standards)

 We design and implement competency frameworks, skills passports and supervision models aligned to national standards and organisational needs. 


 Outcome: consistent capability, transferable skills and stronger supervision assurance. 

Career Pathways & Progression Models (Evidence-Based)

Workforce Capability & Competency Frameworks (National Standards)

Education Frameworks & Vocational Development (Blended & Accessible)

 We develop clear, evidence-based pathways that enable support workers to progress, specialise or transition into registered roles. 


 Outcome: clearer progression routes, improved retention and  more sustainable workforce planning. 

Education Frameworks & Vocational Development (Blended & Accessible)

Education Frameworks & Vocational Development (Blended & Accessible)

Education Frameworks & Vocational Development (Blended & Accessible)

 We design accessible vocational education, blended learning models and organisation-wide curriculum approaches that strengthen capability. 


 Outcome:   coherent pathways, consistent capability and improved workforce quality. 

Workforce Transformation Programmes

Education Frameworks & Vocational Development (Blended & Accessible)

Research, Evaluation & Workforce Insight

 We lead large-scale workforce change programmes that improve care models, redesign services and create  sustainable workforce supply. 


 Outcome: measurable workforce improvement, sustainable service models and system-level change. 

Research, Evaluation & Workforce Insight

Education Frameworks & Vocational Development (Blended & Accessible)

Research, Evaluation & Workforce Insight

 We deliver evidence-based research, evaluation and workforce insight that inform strategy, business cases and improvement planning and impact.


  Outcome: robust evidence, clearer impact and stronger strategic decision-making. 

Initial conversations are informal and without obligation.
Discuss your workforce challenge

Who we work with

We work with leaders and organisations across England and the UK including:

 

  • NHS England and national bodies
     
  • Integrated Care Systems and system leaders
     
  • NHS Trusts and provider organisations
     
  • Social care organisations and sector bodies
     
  • Education, training and professional organisations


  •  Voluntary & third sector



HOW WE WORK

We work in partnership with organisations to design, deliver and embed sustainable workforce change.

 

  • Evidence-led and grounded in national policy and standards
     
  • Co-designed with leaders, educators and the support workforce
     
  • Aligned to organisational priorities and system context
     
  • Structured, transparent and outcome focused

WAYS YOU CAN WORK WITH US

Strategic Workforce Consultancy

Education & Career Pathway Design

Strategic Workforce Consultancy

 Workforce reviews, diagnostics, role redesign and system-level strategy. 

Programme Design & Delivery

Education & Career Pathway Design

Strategic Workforce Consultancy

 Design and delivery of local, regional and national workforce transformation programmes. 

Education & Career Pathway Design

Education & Career Pathway Design

Research, Evaluation & Workforce Insight

 Competency frameworks, vocational education design and clear progression pathways. 

Research, Evaluation & Workforce Insight

Research, Evaluation & Workforce Insight

Research, Evaluation & Workforce Insight

 Evidence, evaluation and workforce insight to inform strategy, business cases and improvement planning. 

Workshops, Events & Expert Input

Research, Evaluation & Workforce Insight

Workshops, Events & Expert Input

 Keynotes, facilitation and workshops for leaders, educators and workforce teams. 

Work With Us

 We partner with health and social care organisations to design, deliver and embed evidence-led workforce transformation for the support workforce. 

Request an initial 30-minute conversation

Connect With Us

Join the care collaborative

Join our free national community bringing together support workers, leaders and educators across health and social care. As a member of the Care Collaborative, you will receive: - A free monthly newsletter written by Professor Richard Griffin, sharing insights on the support workforce - Invitations to events, webinars and discussions - Access to free content including podcasts and insights - Updates on workforce policy, research and innovation - Opportunities to connect with others across health and social care What is coming next? Over time, we will also be developing a deeper, optional membership space for organisations, support worker networks and leaders who want: – structured workforce tools – access to expert sessions with the Care Collaborative founders – practical support to implement change

Privacy Policy

 Last updated: January 2026: 

  The Care Collaborative is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or engage with us.  

 The Care Collaborative is a UK-based consultancy and social movement working across health and social care to support workforce transformation, digital innovation, and vocational education design.

Our website address is:  https://thecarecollaborative.co.uk

If you have any questions about this policy or how we use your data, you can contact us at:  john.gale@thecarecollaborative.co.uk


 We may collect the following personal information:

  • Your name and email address when you:
    • Sign up to our newsletter
    • Contact us through a form or email
  • Any information you choose to include in a message to us
  • Basic website usage data (such as page visits and interactions), collected through cookies and analytics tools provided by our website platform

We do not collect sensitive personal data through this website. 


 We use your information to:

  • Send you our monthly newsletter and occasional updates
  • Respond to enquiries and requests
  • Share information about our work, services, events, and community activity
  • Improve our website and understand how it is used

We only use your data where we have a lawful basis to do so, including your consent or our legitimate interests in operating and improving our website and services. 


If you sign up to our newsletter, your email address will be stored securely and used only for communications from The Care Collaborative.  Our email communications are managed using GoDaddy Email Marketing.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email.


 Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure it works properly and to understand how visitors use the site.Cookies may collect anonymous information such as:

  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on the site
  • General location (country or region

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. 


 We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data.Your information is:

  • Stored securely
  • Accessed only where necessary
  • Not sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes

We only keep your data for as long as it is needed for the purposes described in this policy. 


We do not sell your personal data.

We may share limited information with trusted service providers (such as our website and email platform) only where necessary to operate our services and only where appropriate safeguards are in place.


 Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Withdraw consent for marketing communications
  • Object to or restrict certain types of processing 

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@thecarecollaborative.co.uk. 


 We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. 


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