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July 2022
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Lack of care beds leading to queues AMBULANCES and their patients are queuing outside hospitals because there is no social care to allow beds to be freed up, it has been claimed. And angry care providers have called for urgent action to stop them from being a bottleneck in the healthcare route. A report by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch says delays are being caused because hospitals are struggling to free up beds. The Independent Care Group said it had warned for decades that failing to reform and invest in social care would have consequences for other care. ICG chair Mike Padgham said: âThis isnât rocket science. If we have no care available we will have delayed discharges from hospitals and if we canât free up beds then we will get ambulances queuing at the doors and patients suffering. âThe equation is simple â invest in proper reform and funding of social care. Increase the availability of homecare and of care and nursing home beds and you will free up hospital beds to look after those who urgently need them. âInstead, the Government continues to insist that there is adequate care capacity in
the system â well here is the evidence that that is just, plain wrong.â The ICG is calling for social careâs share of the Health and Social Care Levy to be urgently fast-tracked to the frontline to help with staff recruitment, improving staff pay and social care delivery where it is needed. âAt the moment, the bulk of that ÂŁ36bn fund is set to go to the NHS first â but we are calling for social care to get an equal share quickly,â Mike added. âOtherwise, care provision will continue to suffer, providers will leave the sector, hospitals will remain choked and hundreds of thousands of people will be left without the care they need.â The ICG wants to see: n A root and branch overhaul of the way social care is planned and funded. n NHS care and social care merged and managed locally or nationally. n Extra funding for social care, funded by taxation. n Dementia treated and funded like other high priority illnesses. n A fixed percentage of GDP to be spent on social care. n Proper pay, conditions and career structure for carers. n Social care businesses to be zero-rated for VAT.
CUK Awards nominations now open
A Cheshire care home welcomed reality TV star and fifth year medical student Priya Gopaldas to its facilities as part of the recent Global Day of Parents to explore the role of a carer and to see if the correlation between parenting and caring can help alleviate the symptoms of âempty nest syndromeâ â a condition her parents have experienced first hand. The visit to Handsaleâs Priesty Fields Care Home in Congleton was organised following research that indicates more than 70 per cent of parents feel a sense of loss when their children leave home. With Priyaâs own parents able to relate to the feelings of empty nest syndrome, she shadowed carers and interacted with residents to get to grips with the requirements of the role â seeing if a parentâs natural caring instincts would be a good fit for the sector.
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OPERATORS wanting to put themselves forward for recognition have been urged to enter the Caring UK Awards. Nominations for this yearâs event are now open at www. caringukawards.co.uk The awards, organised by Script Events in partnership with Caring UK, recognise excellence and achievement in all corners of the care industry. And with more than 20 categories up for grabs, thereâs something to suit every type of care business. These include everything from Quality in Housekeeping and Catering Team of the Year to Best Outdoor Environment and End of Life Team of the Year. Event organiser Dominic Musgrave said: âNominations are coming in and our events team is already busy ensuring that this yearâs event is bigger and better than ever. âOur main aim is to recognise and honour the best in our wonderful sector and showcase the innovation and dedication that goes on every day so please share your successes and tell us about your hard work and initiatives by sending in your nominations ⌠itâs a real privilege to read them.â A shortlist in each category will then be drawn up, with winners chosen by an expert panel. Trophies will be handed out at a glittering ceremony at the Athena in Leicester on Thursday, December 1 presented by Emmerdale actor Dean Andrews.
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