Credible plan to sustain underfunded care sector needed this year

The Committee warns that urgent action is required to reverse care work ' s poor public image and boost recruitment and retention. Although the Department of Health and Social Care has committed to addressing social care issues through the health and care workforce strategy and the promised Green Paper on funding of care for older adults, the Committee is concerned that the Department sees the Green Paper as a cure all and underestimates the scale of the challenge.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news