Health and social care shake up on way as Javid endorses review recommendations
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has welcomed the publication of an independent review of health and adult social care leadership, led by General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard – and, in what will be the biggest shake-up in health and social care leadership in a generation, is accepting all seven transformative […]
Scotland’s colleges offer funded learning spaces to address social care crisis
Scotland’s colleges have responded to the recruitment crisis facing social care by launching Introduction to a Career in Social Care – an online course designed to bring more trained candidates into this area of work at a time when the country faces a social care crisis caused by the skills gap and worsened by the […]
Top tips to tackle staff turnover in care sector
Mandatory vaccinations introduced by the government in November led to skilled care workers vacating care positions. Up to 20% of the homecare workforce equating to over 75,000 people were predicted to quit rather than have the jab. Despite a U turn announced recently by Sajid Javid, Health and Social Care Secretary and confirmation that mandatory […]
The future of social care: Training the next generation
The social care workforce is absolutely vital. Without the work carried out by the incredibly skilled and talented people both in residential care settings and for vulnerable people living at home, the sector would simply not be able to successfully meet the needs of service users. Care home operators and other care providers have a […]
Cost of care under scrutiny ahead of Health and Care Bill
Care England has responded to the Government’s proposals to ensure market sustainability and a fair cost of care, outlining key issues, questions and concerns. The industry body’s detailed document is in response to the key issues raised by the Charging Reform and Fair Rate for Care proposals and the associated Social Care Charging Reform Impact Assessment. Care England says its document will […]
Social Care training programme being rolled out across Wales
A new online training programme for anyone interested in a career in social care is being rolled out by Social Care Wales following the success of a pilot programme, which was trialled in four Welsh counties last year. The three-day “Introduction to Social Care” programme will give anyone in Wales, who’s interested in working in […]
Integration of health and social care services not going to plan, report says
Over 20 years of reforms to better join up health and social care services across the four UK nations have made little difference to patients and service users, or the extent to which services are integrated. A report published by the Nuffield Trust finds there is limited evidence that similar policies pursued by the four […]
OPINION: Social care and recruitment – How can we reverse the crisis?
With over 110,000 vacancies across the social care sector, we’re currently facing an acute recruitment and retention crisis. Vaccinations becoming a condition of deployment, Brexit, and burnout thanks to the pandemic have all contributed to people leaving the sector and a struggle to recruit new talent. Sam Rhodes, Recruitment Manager at the UK’s leading provider […]
Adult social care funding topped up by £60m
The government will provide an extra £60 million to local authorities to support the adult social care response to COVID-19 in January, the government has confirmed. The Adult Social Care – Omicron Support Fund is on top of the £388 million infection control and testing fund announced earlier in the year to prevent infections and […]
Social Care Ombudsman to focus on ‘strengthening and modernising’
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has launched its vision for the way its work might develop and change. Launched today, the Triennial Review sets out its vision of what the Ombudsman’s role should be in local government and adult social care accountability and redress, and what a modern and responsive Ombudsman service could […]