Second Report - Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care
Select Committee
Health and Social Care Committee
HC 22
8 June 2021
Government response
Government Response to the Health and Social Care Committee Report on Workforce Burnout and Resilience in the NHS and Social Care · published 17 Feb 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
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Conclusion
Deferred
Para 81
We heard that colleagues from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds across the NHS and...
Conclusion
We heard that colleagues from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds across the NHS and social care continue to face additional challenges. As stated above, we welcome the commitments of the People Plan to a truly inclusive workforce, and the …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it will consider the committee's recommendations for a social care People Plan within the broader reform of the adult social care system and has commissioned HEE to refresh workforce supply and demand frameworks for both health and social care.
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Recommendation
Deferred
Para 82
We recommend that adult social care have its own People Plan, which includes parallel commitments...
Recommendation
We recommend that adult social care have its own People Plan, which includes parallel commitments to those for the NHS on diversity and inclusion.
Government Response Summary
The government states it will consider the recommendation for an adult social care People Plan within the context of its broader reform of the adult social care system. They have also commissioned HEE to undertake a refresh of 'Framework 15' for workforce supply and demand.
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Recommendation
Deferred
We recommend that the Department develops an NHS and social care national policy framework around...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Department develops an NHS and social care national policy framework around migration to support national and local workforce planning and identify the balance between domestic and international recruitment in the short, medium and long-term. (Paragraph 91) …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it will consider the value of the recommended framework as part of the next stage of the People Plan. They also note that the Home Office has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to deliver an independent review of the effect of EU Exit on the adult social care workforce, and they will await those findings.
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Recommendation
Deferred
Para 163
The absence of a People Plan for social care serves only to widen the disparity...
Recommendation
The absence of a People Plan for social care serves only to widen the disparity in recognition and support for the social care components of health and social care. The Government should rectify this as a matter of urgency in …
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Government Response Summary
The government states its commitment to adult social care reform and will consider the committee’s recommendation for a People Plan for Social Care within the context of this ongoing work.
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Recommendation
Deferred
Para 164
We therefore recommend that, as a priority, the Department produces a People Plan for social...
Recommendation
We therefore recommend that, as a priority, the Department produces a People Plan for social care that is aligned to the ambitions set out in the NHS People Plan.
Government Response Summary
The government states it will consider the committee's recommendation to produce a People Plan for social care within the context of the broader adult social care system reform and has commissioned HEE to refresh workforce supply and demand frameworks.
Department of Health and Social Care
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