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Social care staff carrying out tasks previously undertaken by NHS, without extra funding, say directors

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There are also concerns that councils are taking on responsibilities that should fall to the NHS, because of the drive to discharge people from hospital as quickly as possible, which means people are leaving wards with greater needs than previously.

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£10m boost to adult social care funding to tackle NHS winter pressures

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This can be spent on meeting adult social care needs, supporting the provider market, speeding up hospital discharge and otherwise reducing NHS pressures. That will take a long-term plan, with long term increases in funding to provide the care and support older and disabled people need and to support us all to live and work and care.”

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Government Covid funding for adult social care ends

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Ensuring that care providers and councils have the staff and capacity to handle hospital discharges is crucial to ensure people get the right care at the right time, and to freeing up NHS time and space. However, in the letter, NHSE/I director of community health Matthew Winn admitted post-discharge capacity may reduce in some areas.

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One in eight councils moved to ‘life and limb care only’ for at least some people over Christmas, warns ADASS

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“More than 50 million PCR and 142 million LFD kits have been delivered to care homes and we have invested a further £478 million to support safe and timely hospital discharges to get patients into the best place for their care and support to continue.”.

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Minimum price of home care to rise by 12% next year, says provider body

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If this were to be the case, we could make some inroads in maintaining the essential workforce needed so that older and disabled people can continue to access support and live life fully.” . “Care work is highly skilled and all care workers should be paid more than the national living wage.

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ADASS president: ‘If you see black women in leadership, you believe you can achieve that too’

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.” Family inspiration Much of her career was spent working with adults with learning disabilities, a reflection of the fact that her career in social care was inspired by her own experience caring for her brother, who has profound and multiple learning disabilities.

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Almost all councils lack funding to meet adult care costs this winter, warn directors

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93% of directors said they backed more government funding for adult social care beyond £500m announced in September to support the workforce and hospital discharges , which is yet to be allocated two months on. Williams added: “The £500m discharge fund will not solve this, when it is finally distributed – and it is urgently needed.