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Issue 157
£600 Million Funding Announced to Boost Winter Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has unveiled a £600 million package to help with recruitment and retention in social care. The fund will support the social care workforce and boost capacity in social care, in turn supporting the NHS ahead of winter and through into next year. It follows on from recent NHS England plans to prepare for the busy winter period, which includes care ‘traffic
Minister for Care Helen Whately has also written to local authorities about preparations for winter, and NHS England has written to NHS organisations encouraging contingency planning to prepare for winter demands on the health service. The government is encouraging local health and care systems to prepare jointly for the winter months earlier this year, increasing resilience and preparedness for seasonal viruses such as flu or Covid.
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