Community Care

JANUARY 25, 2022

Social workers are under increased pressure because of Omicron-related staff absences elsewhere in social care and rising assessment workloads, sector bodies have warned. Vacancies across adult social care rose from 9.2% in May, while the number of posts filled in services fell to 3.7%

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Community Care

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This will be combined, in a new grant, with £162m in existing spending to support councils in paying providers a fair cost of care, and also distributed in line with the relative needs formula. 300m for adult social care to support hospital discharge. as of March, below over 80% of all job roles in the economy.

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Government Hospital Discharges Hospitals Home Care 214

Community Care

JANUARY 30, 2023

The letter follows concerns from social care leaders about the government’s allocation of £200m to the NHS this winter to help reduce delays by block-booking care home placements for up to four weeks. This is in addition to £500m made available for a wider range of services to reduce delays, including home care.

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