Survey launched as Orkney looks to a ‘more sustainable and resilient social care workforce‘

An online survey has been launched to establish local perceptions and opinions on working in social care.  

It is hoped that the insights gathered from the survey will help to grow and shape a more sustainable and resilient social care workforce in the community.  

The survey, being carried out by Orkney Health and Care, is part of a larger piece of work being carried out to reduce the current spend on agency workers 

The survey is aimed at those currently working in social care – including in the third sector – those who have considered a career in social care but never taken the next step of moving into the sector – and those who would never consider a career in social care.  

Those completing the survey and providing a contact name and email address will be entered into prize draw for a £50 local shopping voucher.   

Lynda Bradford is Orkney Health and Social Care Partnership’s Head of Health and Community Care.  She said: “Across the social care sector – whether that be the public or third sector - we are facing unprecedented challenges in recruiting to our health and social care workforce - and with this has come a significant increase in agency staff costs.   

“With our budgets reducing - and demand on our service increasing - the time has come to examine the issues we are facing in more detail – with a particular focus on how we might recruit more people in Orkney into the social care workforce.” 

The survey is available at orkney.gov.uk/care-survey and runs until April 30.  

Paper copies of the survey are available on request by emailing communications@orkney.gov.uk