Community Care

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The government must fund better pay and training for adult social care staff to tackle a deepening workforce crisis that is undermining the quality of services. per hour per social care employee. percentage points from September 2021 to March 2022 – but this was reducing profitability.

Government 250

Government Hospital Discharges Hospitals Mental Health 250

Community Care

JANUARY 30, 2023

Four in ten people whose discharge from hospital is delayed are awaiting a social care package, according to NHS data. The figure, revealed today in a government plan to reduce hospital pressures, came as council leaders criticised ministers for a narrative of “blaming” social care for delayed discharges.

Hospitals 245

Hospitals Government Home Care Social Worker 245

Community Care

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

“Things have never been so bad,” for people needing care, carers and staff, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned. million hours of home care [that] couldn’t be delivered in the first quarter of this year.

Hospital Discharges 242

Hospital Discharges Hospitals Government Home Care 242

Community Care

JANUARY 25, 2022

Practitioners are having to step in to carry out welfare checks on adults going without the care they need due to mounting staff shortages in residential and home care, said the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). Grim, difficult and relentless’: stark social care staffing pressures revealed in latest data.

Social Worker 246

Social Worker Hospital Discharges Hospitals Welfare 246

Community Care

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Councils’ ‘spending power’ – the maximum amount they have at their disposal – will rise by 3% a year in real terms, faster than from 2019-21, However, this includes £3.6bn for councils to fund the government’s reforms to adult social care, announced last month.

Government 244

Government Mental Health Social Worker University 244

Community Care

JANUARY 13, 2022

Over half have taken the “least acceptable” actions in response to the situation including prioritising life-sustaining care, being unable to undertake reviews of risk, relying on family members, carers or providers for these or leaving vulnerable people isolated for longer periods than usual.

Hospital Discharges 258

Hospital Discharges Hospitals Disability Home Care 258

Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. . ” For the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, president Beverley Tarka said: “Families up and down the country are facing constant struggles to get the support they need to care for loved ones.

Nursing Home 254

Nursing Home Social Worker Government Social Services 254