Findings
Profile of respondents
From an email list of 841 employees, a total of 250 people responded to
the survey, providing an overall response rate of 30% (Table 1). The
response rate differed between the local authorities, with the lowest
response rate from the largest employing local authority (Local
Authority C). Senior leaders and service or team managers included staff
with role descriptions such as assistant director, head of service,
strategy manager, and commissioning manager. Of the 132 registered
professionals, there were 91 social workers and 42 occupational
therapists. The non-registered social care professions group (n=56)
included staff with job roles of social care practitioner, social care
assistant, occupational therapy assistant, as well as students, and
apprentices. A total of 23 people selected the ‘other staff’ category.
These roles included brokerage staff; quality, strategy, and policy
development staff; and roles linked to specific areas such as practice
placements, lettings, business support, and financial benefits.