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Hunt: I am absolutely certain there will be a ten year plan for social care
The government is expected to introduce a ten year plan for social care, according to health and social care select committee chairman Jeremy Hunt. The former Health Secretary, who
published a ten year plan for the NHS in 2018, said during the Care England virtual annual conference that a similar measure for social care is necessary to put the sector on a “sure footing” post-Covid. “We must have a long-term workforce plan
and put in place a proper career structure so that it’s easy to move from the NHS to social care, so that a nurse is just as attracted to starting his or her career in social care with the prospect of moving anywhere across the two systems in future,” said Hunt (pictured). “These are some of the changes that
become possible when you have a properly thought through ten year plan. I am absolutely certain we will succeed in getting it,” he added. Hunt meanwhile rejected calls for a “big,
central top-down reorganization” of the health and social care sectors in favour of closer integration between social care and the NHS. “What we need is a patient-centred
revolution so that every single social care user has a single care plan funded with a single budget that is shared between the health and social care system by means of a single, electronic health record,” he said. Hunt added: “Intervening early to help
people remain independent for longer is the core business of the social care sector and to do that we’re going to need total integration with our colleagues in the NHS and proper
CQC: no clear relationship between care home ratings and Covid deaths
There is no clear relationship between care home ratings and the number of deaths due to Covid-19 in those homes, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). In its November Covid-19 Insight report, the
CQC also said the quality of care does not on its own determine whether a care home experienced a Covid outbreak. The CQC analysed notifications of deaths
to the agency between 10 April and 6 November, where confirmed or suspected Covid-19 was flagged. The regulator said the data showed a slight
skew towards care homes that require improvement and deaths, with 21 per cent of deaths occurring in homes rated as requires improvement, compared with 16 per cent of homes that currently hold that rating. Some 72 per cent of deaths occurred in
New Care is on track to open the £15m Cheadle Manor on the outskirts of Stockport in Cheshire this month. The 4,000 square metres facility will house up to 68 elderly people from the local area.
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home rated good compared with 78 per cent of homes with that rating, while five per cent of deaths took place in homes rated outstanding compared with four per cent with that rating overall. One per cent of deaths occurred in care
homes rated inadequate, which comprise one per cent of all CQC-rated homes. The CQC also analysed shows the rate of
deaths per 1,000 beds by care home rating. Outstanding homes had 43.3 deaths per 1,000 beds, good 45.2 per 1,000, requires improvement 49 per 1,000 and inadequate 41.8 per 1,000. “Most care providers that we have
inspected have shown they are responding to the challenges of infection prevention control well under these extraordinary circumstances,” said Kate Terroni, chief inspector of adult social care.
joined-up systems, most of all a joined-up health record.” The call for a long term plan was echoed by
Care England chief executive Professor Martin Green who said the measure – backed up adequate funding - would help providers to think strategically, provide competitive rates which encourages long-term employment and provide substantial training and development. “The creation of a ten year plan for the
social care workforce, akin to that in the NHS, will help demonstrate the opportunities strategy within the future of social care,” he added.
News inbrief
n London-based private equity outfit Agilitas has sold care home operator Exemplar Health Care to investment manager Ares Management for an
undisclosed sum. ....................................................................................
n The Care Quality Commission has frozen fees paid by care providers to cover the costs of regulation for 2021-22. Most providers will pay the same as in 2019-20 and 2020-21, providing their registration or
size does not change. ....................................................................................
n Frontier Estates has lodged plans for a 72-bed care home in Ringwood featuring a cinema, bistro bar and hairdressing salon
with New Forest District Council. ....................................................................................
n Kingsley Healthcare has unveiled plans to build a 66-bed luxury care home in Holt by autumn 2022. The provider is aiming to start construction of the £12m project next summer, subject to planning approval
from North Norfolk District Council. ....................................................................................
n Perseus Land and Developments has won consent from Chichester District Council to build a three-storey, 70-bed
care home in Selsey in West Sussex. ....................................................................................
n Berkley Care has been granted approval by Huntingdonshire District Council to build a 60-bed care home on the site of a redundant community centre in Huntingdon.
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