Black women in care

For the third year running, the campaign returns this July.

What started as a simple act of solidarity has grown into a movement that shines a light on the people who spend their days caring for others.

Carers play a vital role in our communities, supporting individuals and families through some of life's most important moments. Yet conversations about their wellbeing, recognition, and support often don't receive the attention they deserve.

Through the Skip for Carers campaign, we will be raising awareness about the wellbeing of carers, celebrating their contribution to our communities, and encouraging more people to recognise the value of the work they do every day.

At its heart, this campaign is a reminder that while carers spend so much of their time caring for others, they need support too.

Because carers shouldn't only be seen when they are caring for others. They deserve to be seen, valued, and supported.

If you would like to support the campaign as an individual, organisation, community group, or partner, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a message or contact us at [email protected] to find out how you can get involved.

Together, let's make sure carers know that their work matters and that they are not invisible.

Building a career in health and social care often means carrying a lot.

Supporting others through difficult moments.
Managing growing responsibilities.
Showing up for your team, your service and your community.

Over time, it can become easy to focus on what's next, the next shift, the next qualification, the next promotion, the next challenge.

But there is a question we do not ask often enough:
Is the way I'm building my career something I can sustain?

Because beyond progression, success is also about having the support, wellbeing, opportunities and balance needed to keep growing without constantly running on empty.

A sustainable career in care is not one where you stop aiming higher.
It's one where your growth can continue without costing you everything else.

This month we're exploring what it takes to build communities and leadership and a career in care that lasts.

What does a sustainable career look like in your own experience?
We'd love to hear your perspective below.

This conversation comes up a lot in care, even if people don’t always say it out loud

Two people can start at the same level, have similar experience, work equally hard

But a few years later, one has moved into leadership while the other still feels stuck

And no, it’s not always about favouritism

Sometimes it comes down to things people were never taught to pay attention to early enough

Things like:
▪ Confidence in decision-making
▪ Communication
▪ Visibility
▪ Understanding how care systems work
▪ Leadership skills
▪ Knowing how to position yourself for opportunities

A lot of people enter care focused only on surviving the work itself and not necessarily understanding how progression actually happens. That’s why conversations like this matter.

What do you honestly think makes the biggest difference when it comes to moving forward in care?

Have you been thinking about starting your own care business but don’t know where to begin?

We are hosting a FREE webinar designed to help aspiring care entrepreneurs confidently start and grow their agency.

This webinar is for anyone passionate about building a profitable care business with purpose and impact.

📅 Saturday, 30th May 2026

Your experience in care can become a BUSINESS and a LEGACY.

📩 Register your interest today:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/BemfHcVwRnm6jKmw-eZ86w

LINK IN BIO/STORY

A lot of people in care have leadership qualities long before they ever get the title.

The problem is, many don’t recognise it or don’t know what to do with it next.

This conversation is for the people who know they’re capable of more, but need clarity on the next step.

Swipe through and see if any of these sound familiar.

Nursing demands far more than clinical skill.

It requires emotional resilience, leadership, patience, advocacy, quick decision-making, and the ability to keep showing up even under pressure.

Across healthcare spaces, nurses continue to hold together some of the most demanding parts of the system while carrying responsibilities that often go unseen.

We recognise the strength, compassion, and impact nurses bring into every space they enter.

To every nurse continuing to care for others while carrying so much themselves, we see you and we celebrate you 💙

Many carers work hard for years but still feel stuck professionally and financially.

This session is designed to help you understand the real pathway from frontline care work into leadership, higher income, and even care business ownership.

Inside this live career strategy session, you’ll learn:
▫️ How to position yourself for promotion
▫️ The mindset and systems needed to grow
▫️ How to move toward management roles
▫️ What it takes to build your own care business

If you know you’re capable of more in your care career, join us this Saturday.

Reserve Your Free Seat Today.

A lot of people in care are doing everything right...

Showing up, putting in the work, picking up extra responsibility but still feeling like they’re in the same place.

At some point, you start asking yourself, “What am I actually meant to do to move forward?”

That’s exactly what this session is for.

We’re breaking down what it really takes to move from carer into leadership roles or even start building something of your own.

If you’ve been thinking about your next step but haven’t quite figured it out yet, this will help.

Join us:
📅 16th May 2026
⏰ 10:00am

This Session Is Free To Attend.
Use the link in bio or send a DM to register.

Everyone talks about CQC ratings.
Fewer people talk about what actually drives them.

It’s rarely one big mistake.
It’s the systems behind the service.

If that’s not right, the rating reflects it.

We’re unpacking this properly in our upcoming Free Session this Thursday.

REGISTERATION LINK IN STORY

Is social care becoming too focused on paperwork as evidence of quality?

A recent piece by Lausa Biragi, founder of You & I Care, raised an important challenge: good care is not best evidenced by paperwork alone, but by outcomes, lived experience, and the confidence of the teams providing support.

That lands.

Because many working across health and social care know this tension firsthand.

Documentation matters. Compliance matters. Governance matters.

But when recording starts competing with the work of delivering care, it is worth asking hard questions.

Are our systems helping us evidence quality? Or are some processes pulling time and attention away from the people at the centre of care?

For Black women working across health and social care, this conversation matters at every level, from frontline practice to leadership.

Because quality is not only what is captured in a form. It is also reflected in judgement, relationships, outcomes, and how people experience support.

Maybe the question is not paperwork or outcomes. Maybe it is whether our systems are truly serving better outcomes.

We’re curious... How do you balance compliance requirements with person-centred care in practice?

Refer: https://www.homecareinsight.co.uk/lausa-biragi-care-outcomes-not-paperwork/