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Sector Calls For “New Spirit of Collaboration”... To Tackle Crisis in Social Care Sector
Care sector leaders are calling on the Government to work in partnership with providers to create a new powerhouse of social care provision for the country, with social care provider organisation, the Independent Care Group (ICG) leading the call for a “new spirit of collaboration” to tackle the crisis in the sector. Adding that a joint approach between the government and the sector could meet social care needs, boost employment and aid economic growth. The call follows Labour’s July 4 election victory winning 412 seats, giving it a majority in the House of Commons of 174.
Keir Starmer is now Labour’s first Prime Minister since Gordon Brown left office in 2010 and has appointed his new cabinet. Wes Streeting has become health and social care secretary, with responsibility for adult social care. Karin Smyth, MP for Bristol South MP and a former NHS organisation manager, has been appointed as a Minister of State for Health at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and Aberafan Maesteg MP Stephen Kinnock has joined the DHSC as Minister for Care.
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