Skills for Care is campaigning to support people working in social care to feel confident with digital technology.

The “Improving digital confidence” campaign, which runs through November and December, aims to take the fear out of the word “digital”. It also aims to promote a better understanding of what being more digital in social care can look like and highlight the benefits of digital technology for people working in social care and people drawing on care and support. 

The government has set a target for all health and social care settings to have the right infrastructure and connectivity to work digitally by 2025, but currently around 10% of adult social care organisations in England are not digitised. 

Improving digital confidence will run across Skills for Care’s website, social media and other channels using the hashtag #DigitalConfidence. 

It will include blogs and insights from digital technology experts and social care organisations who have effectively introduced digital ways of working. 

Claire Smout, head of digital skills at Skills for Care, said: “We need to ensure our services are introducing digital infrastructure and technology to enable people who are drawing on care and support to have continued access to this technology.  

“Digital doesn’t need to be daunting, and in fact many of us are using technology in our personal and work lives – such as smartphones already without realising this is all part of a digital way of working. Our aim is to help everyone in the sector embrace technology and plan their digital journey, one step at a time.”