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October 2023
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Association’s roadmap for social care CARE England has announced the launch of Care For Our Future, a roadmap for delivering sustainable adult social care. Setting out the sector’s priorities across three key themes – workforce, funding and integration – the roadmap issues a series of policy recommendations for the next Government to implement within 100 days, two years and five years of entering office. Professor Martin Green OBE, chief executive of Care England, said: “Social care affects all of us. From the vital care and support delivered to our loved ones to the £51.5bn contributed to the English economy every year, all our futures depend on a wellresourced and resilient sector. “This roadmap harnesses the sector’s talent and enthusiasm to provide a blueprint for the next Government to move us towards the sustainable future our sector and society desperately needs. “The recommendations are pragmatic, realistic and would deliver meaningful impact. “This includes a multi-billion pound boost to the economy, shorter NHS waiting times and care work becoming a valued and rewarded career. It is incumbent upon the incoming Government, whatever their political persuasion, to put the future of adult social care at the
heart of its vision for the country and this roadmap represents the foundations on which to do so.” To improve the quality of care, boost the economy and empower the sector’s workforce, Care England is calling on the next Government to commit to: Within 100 days of the next Government taking office: n Mandate the professional registration of adult social care staff in England. n Zero-rate VAT for welfare services in England. n Mandate direct adult social care representation at all ICS levels in England. Within two years of the next Government taking office: n Implement a fully-funded £15 minimum care wage and develop parity of esteem with NHS staff. n Close the Fair Cost of Care funding gap and repeat the exercise at a sector-wide level. n Publish a strategy for hospital discharge which introduces a national tariff of £1,500 per week. Within five years of the next Government taking office: n Consolidate reforms within a fully-funded, long-term adult social care workforce plan. n Deliver a long-term adult social care funding settlement, with a £10bn annual funding boost. n Deliver a fully mapped prevention and integration plan.
An American singing star who appeared on The Voice USA came to perform to the residents of The Oaks Care Home in Newtown. Country music star Jay Allen became a viral sensation after releasing Blank Stares in 2018 in memory of his mother who battled early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The song was a hit sensation with nearly two million Spotify streams. Jay, who wants to raise awareness of the disease, has received many accolades including the National Alzheimer’s Association’s Caregiver Award. He has raised more than $50million for charity with his music. He popped into The Oaks Care Home ahead of his headlining appearance at Party at the Porth with Cymryd Rhan, a three-day festival being held in Montgomeryshire.
Excitement building for CUK Awards EXCITEMENT is building for the industry’s biggest end-of-year party, with plans in place to make this year’s Caring UK Awards the best one yet. Nominations for the 2023 awards are now closed and the full shortlist is on page 31 of this issue. Organised by Script Media in partnership with Caring UK and headline sponsor Virgin Money, this annual celebration of success will culminate in a glittering ceremony – taking place at the Athena in Leicester on Thursday December 7 – where our celebrity host will reveal the lucky winners who will take home an award.
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Shortlisted entries from far and wide have made the finals, now progressing to the next stage of the judging process. Event organiser Dominic Musgrave added: “We have been amazed by the incredible work that has taken and is continuing to take place in homes nationwide, and the last few years has only confirmed to us just how wonderful care staff truly are. “Once again we were overwhelmed with the standard of entries we received from homes up and down the country. “We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone at the awards ceremony in Leicester on December 7.”
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