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Issue 210
Care Sector Fair Pay Agreement Moves a Step Closer… Care Workers Deserve to be Recognised Minister Says
Care workers could see their first ever Fair Pay Agreement next year, under plans unveiled by Care Minister Stephen Kinnock. This undertaking comes in the Adult Social Care Winter Letter 2024 to 2025 in which the Care Minister sets out his priorities for improving service resilience The letter sets out priorities for improving service resilience in the short term, ahead of and during the winter period. The key principles guiding these short-term priorities are similar to those that
will underpin that longer-term reform: • a ‘home first’ approach that supports people to live independently for as long as possible • a relentless focus on ensuring high-quality care • close involvement of people receiving care and their families and carers
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