Overall wellbeing of England workforce increases
Work‑Related Quality of Life of the Adult Social Care Workforce (England, 2025)
Participants were asked 4 questions about their overall wellbeing, taken from the UK Measures of National Wellbeing used by ONS:
- Life satisfaction
- Happiness
- Feelings of worthwhileness
- Anxiety
Key points:
- The sector has stabilised post‑COVID but remains fragile
- Financial insecurity is the single biggest unresolved issue
- Violence and harassment are endemic and significantly worse than in the NHS
- Career development and supportive management strongly improve retention
- Senior care workers and disabled staff have the lowest quality of life scores
- Home care and personal assistant roles show the strongest quality‑of‑life indicators
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