Wednesday, September, 8th 2021
The powerful cross party and cross sector Future Social Care Coalition (FSCC) has expressed its “deep disappointment” that the Government’s proposals announced yesterday failed to include any immediate action, such as a pay rise for the 600,000 social care and support workers on the national minimum wage, to address the very high staff vacancies and turnover rates in the care […]
Wednesday, August, 11th 2021
We want to feel proud of our social care system. But without immediate additional funding, probably in the order of £7bn a year as recommended in the recent Health and Social Care Select Committee report, we will continue to be frustrated and angry at the way the care needs of millions of vulnerable people are […]
Tuesday, July, 13th 2021
More than 100 cross- party MPs, peers and those from across the social care sector have written to the Chancellor to demand a Fair Deal and immediate social care workforce reform. The letter from the Future Social Care Coalition has more than 100 signatories. Its supporters, including five current or former health ministers, leader of […]
Thursday, June, 24th 2021
Social care sector unites alongside former health ministers and industry experts to make recommendations for seismic social care workforce reform after Government says “incredibly proud” of care workers but does nothing Pressure is growing on Government to publish proposals for social care workforce reform as a coalition of cross-party politicians and cross-sector social care representative […]
Monday, June, 7th 2021
It’s time to get social care done and for the Government to bring forward its promised proposals for social care reform starting with workforce reform. That’s the message coming from a cross-party group of politicians – including current and former health and social care ministers, health and social care select committee chairs, social care employers, […]
Wednesday, April, 14th 2021
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Wednesday, October, 28th 2020
