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BelleVie model featured in national Skills for Care workforce toolkit

BelleVie’s model of care has been recognised in a new national resource designed to support transformation across adult social care.

Skills for Care has launched a Department of Health and Social Care-sponsored suite of “Practical approaches toolkits”, bringing together proven workforce models from across the sector and translating them into practical guidance for adoption.

BelleVie is proud to be featured within this national programme through a dedicated toolkit on empowering self-managing teams - a model that sits at the heart of how we deliver care.

A practical blueprint for change

The toolkits are designed to help leaders and commissioners implement effective approaches to workforce challenges, offering clear, actionable insight into what works and how to replicate it.

Each toolkit breaks down successful models into practical building blocks, covering areas such as planning, governance (or, as we prefer to call it, stewardship), digital tools, workforce development and impact evaluation.

BelleVie’s contribution showcases how our neighbourhood-based, self-managing teams:

  • Improve recruitment and retention

  • Strengthen workforce wellbeing and autonomy

  • Deliver higher-quality, person-centred care

  • Reduce bureaucracy and enable more responsive support

The toolkit also provides step-by-step guidance for providers looking to adopt similar approaches, demonstrating how these principles can be adapted across different care settings.

From innovation to sector-wide adoption

This recognition reflects the growing evidence behind BelleVie’s model and its relevance to some of the sector’s most pressing challenges - particularly workforce sustainability, quality of care, and system efficiency.

By translating our approach into a practical, accessible format, the toolkit enables other providers to learn from and implement a proven model, contributing to wider system change across adult social care.

Supporting BelleVie’s next phase

This national visibility and endorsement represents an important milestone in BelleVie’s journey.

It strengthens our B2B transformation and licensing work, as we support other care providers, local authorities and partners to adopt new models of care—helping to scale approaches that improve outcomes for both care professionals and the people they support.

Dann Riach - Wednesday, April 1st, 2026