Social care: funding and workforce
Health and Social Care Committee
Closed
Inquiry
The reopened Social care: funding and workforce inquiry seeks to establish how much extra money would need to be spent by government in each of the next five years to counteract the impact of a shortage of care on the NHS. Shortages in the social care workforce and what solutions …
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Recommendations
1
Conclusion
1
Report
4
Oral sessions
2
Letters
4
Events
Activity timeline 8 events
17 Feb
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17 Feb
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10 Nov
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22 Oct
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Report published
8 Sep
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Oral evidence
14 Jul
2020
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Oral evidence
23 Jun
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Oral evidence
9 Jun
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Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
8 Sep 2020
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James Bullion · Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
Rt Hon Matt Hancock · Department of Health and Social Care
Sarah Pickup · Local Government Association
14 Jul 2020
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Deborah Gray, care user
Kevin Caulfield · Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council
Pamela King, former carer
Sir Andrew Dilnot · Commission on Funding of Care and Support
The Rt Hon. the Lord Forsyth of Drumlean · Economic Affairs Select Committee (HL)
Yasuhisa Shiozaki, former Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
23 Jun 2020
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Jane Townson · UK Homecare Association
Marlene Kelly · Auburn Mere Care Home
Mel Cairnduff · Agincare
Oonagh Smyth · Skills for Care
Professor Martin Green · Care England
Raina Summerson · Agincare
Sue Ann Balcombe · Priscilla Wakefield House Nursing Home
9 Jun 2020
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Social care: funding and workforce
Anita Charlesworth · Health Foundation
Anna Severwright
Daphne Havercroft, former carer and attorney for a social care user
George Stoye · Institute for Fiscal Studies
Paul Little · Suffolk County Council & East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust
Professor Tine Rosgaard, Roskilde University, Denmark
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Report - Social care: funding and workforce | HC 206 | 22 Oct 2020 | 21 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
1
Recommendation
Accepted
Third Report - Social care: fundin…
The case for making a sustained investment in social care has never been stronger– the...
The case for making a sustained investment in social care has never been stronger– the toll the pandemic has taken on this sector means that social care is no longer a hidden problem, but one that the country as a …
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Government Response
The government accepts the urgency for sustained investment, announcing over £1 billion of additional funding for social care in FY 21/22, alongside over £3 billion in additional support for councils to manage COVID-19 impacts. It states it will keep the need for further funding under review.
Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
Accepted
Third Report - Social care: fundin…
It is clear from the evidence we have heard that funding shortfalls are having a...
It is clear from the evidence we have heard that funding shortfalls are having a serious negative impact on the lives of those who use the social care system, as well impacting the pay levels of the workforce and threatening …
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Government Response
The government has accepted this recommendation by committing over £1 billion of additional funding for social care in FY 21/22, alongside over £3 billion in additional support for COVID-19 impacts for local authorities.
Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
Accepted
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It is vital that the supply of PPE to social care providers is protected in...
It is vital that the supply of PPE to social care providers is protected in the event of any future surges of coronavirus so that providers can be confident in their access to PPE. (Paragraph 43) Social care: funding and workforce 35
Government Response
The government states it has already ensured an emergency supply of PPE is in place, extended free provision for social care until June 2021, developed emergency access routes, and is focused on building a resilient future supply.
Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
Accepted
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The Government must ensure that standards for weekly testing for care home staff are maintained...
The Government must ensure that standards for weekly testing for care home staff are maintained including rapid turnaround times and that regular data is published on the number of tests delivered to social care staff and residents. In addition, the …
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Government Response
The government details its existing extensive testing strategy for care homes, including asymptomatic staff and residents, and states it provides regular asymptomatic testing for CQC inspectors. It notes that care home visiting policy will be reviewed when the national lockdown ends.
Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
Accepted
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Improving the level of recognition afforded to social care workers must be a key focus...
Improving the level of recognition afforded to social care workers must be a key focus for the Government to safeguard the future of the social care workforce. Not to do so would be to fail the many thousands of care …
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Government Response
The government agrees on the importance of increasing recognition for social care workers, detailing ongoing initiatives such as the appointment of a Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care and the continued development and distribution of over 1 million CARE badges.
Department of Health and Social Care
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Correspondence 2 letters
17 Feb 2021
From committee
Letter to the Minister of State for Care on Social care: funding and workforce
Parliament page
10 Nov 2020
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on SignHealth
Parliament page