Care Association Alliance

A lovely infographic to show the economic value of social care in England. £68.1bn with 1.17FTE, socioeconomic benefits of £265 billion vs costs of £110 billion. So for every £1 spent in the sector, there are £2.40 in socioeconomic benefits. https://lnkd.in/g4SeTFHq

➡️ Mencap revealing today the scale of the impact on ENICS increases and other pressures. 🧊 This is the tip of the iceberg. 🆘 Local conversations indicate that others will struggle. 😢 Other services run by other care providers will close unless Government finds a way to soften the blow of significant business cost increases in social care. https://lnkd.in/gquwTR9t #socialcare #ENICS #carehomes #homecare #learningdisability

Some self-employed carers could be putting vulnerable people at risk because they're not regulated by the Care Quality Commission or anyone else. Our Co-Chair Melanie Weatherley MBE highlights one particular case where a so-called carer was unmasked as an unqualified person masquerading as a care professional.

Time is running out… Every moment you look away, Chancellor, another #ProvidersUnite’s voice cries out.   In July the King’s Speech set out an ambitious agenda with 40 bills spanning economic stability, health, and national security. However, the budget unveiled this October was far harsher than anticipated for business owners across Britain. Specifically, the 10 national trade associations, 29 regional trade associations and over 1,200 community care and support providers who signed the open letter to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, under the banner of #ProvidersUnite.    We are urgently calling for an immediate review of these measures and for the establishment of exemptions similar to those granted to the NHS. Alternatively, we ask that the Treasury adjust the Local Government Finance settlement to bridge this gap. If you are a care provider, dentist, pharmacist, GP, unpaid carer or concerned citizen please sign the letter too. We stand stronger together! Sign it here: www.providersunite.co.uk

Time is running out… Every moment you look away, Chancellor, another #ProvidersUnite’s voice cries out.   In July the King’s Speech set out an ambitious agenda with 40 bills spanning economic stability, health, and national security. However, the budget unveiled this October was far harsher than anticipated for business owners across Britain. Specifically, the 10 national trade associations, 29 regional trade associations and over 1,200 community care and support providers who signed the open letter to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, under the banner of #ProvidersUnite.    We are urgently calling for an immediate review of these measures and for the establishment of exemptions similar to those granted to the NHS. Alternatively, we ask that the Treasury adjust the Local Government Finance settlement to bridge this gap. If you are a care provider, dentist, pharmacist, GP, unpaid carer or concerned citizen please sign the letter too. We stand stronger together! Sign it here: www.providersunite.co.uk

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 📆Date: Thursday 28 November 🕛Time: 11:30 – 12:30 📍Location: Zoom Learn how to access funding through the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme to support staff training. This webinar will provide adult social care employers with essential information on how to claim funding for staff training from the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS). Colleagues from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will share the practicalities of accessing the LDSS. Key speakers 🗣Gareth Young - Deputy Director for Adult Social Care Workforce Reform at DHSC. 👉Book here - How to access funding to support staff training https://lnkd.in/eXrzveXm #SkillsForCare #StaffTraining #Funding #SocialCare #Development

Employment Rights Bill (ERB) update: Proposed changes to the ERB have been announced by the Government in its Amendment Paper, the most significant of which is extending the time limit for bringing an Employment Tribunal claim from 3 months to 6 months. #employmentrightsbill #erb https://lnkd.in/eb2DUuNW

Devastating findings from our comprehensive survey of over 1,180 care and support providers, reveal the social care sector faces potential collapse due to the combined impact of National Insurance changes and National Living Wage increases announced in the recent Budget. This has terrible consequences for the many hundreds of thousands of people aged 18 and over, who every day rely on good quality social care – be it residential care, supported living, extra-care, homecare or specialist support.  More findings here: 👇 👇 👇 https://lnkd.in/ewy6Dna2 #socialcare #budget2024

The alarm bells are ringing over the future of adult social care in this country. The Care Provider Alliance has shared its findings from its comprehensive survey of over 1,180 care and support providers. The survey shows that the social care sector faces potential collapse owing to the combined impact of National Insurance changes and National Living Wage increases announced in the Budget. The crisis facing the sector is stark. The Care Association Alliance / Lincolnshire Care Association endorses this survey and joins the calls from across the social care sector for the government to take steps to avoid a catastrophe. https://lnkd.in/enyd6Sfz

Is CQC beyond reform? I had the pleasure of taking part in an interesting live stream discussion produced by Sophie Chester-Glyn of Co-Produce Care discussing the state of CQC and finishing up with the ultimate question: "keep or quit?". Watch it back here: https://lnkd.in/eTdRgp5t