Care show review
minister’s short address contained no surprises. “Everywhere I go, people have been telling me that adult social care needs radical reform – and they’re right,” Mr Kinnock said. “We need to better harness and support the amazing creativity and professionalism of our incredible workers. We need to make the most of the incredible advances in technology which so many of you are already embracing. And we need to break down the barriers between care and health and other services. “This government stood on a manifesto to reform the sector, build a National Care Service, and improve care across the country – and that is what we will deliver. Starting with a new deal for care professionals. We want a fair pay review to improve pay and conditions and to give staff the status and respect they deserve This is one of our first steps towards building a National Care Service.
“More widely, reforming adult social
care is key to improvements we want to see across the whole health and care system. The prime minister has clearly set out the three big shifts we need to make our health service fit for the future: moving from hospitals to communities, from sickness to prevention, and from analogue to digital. Adult social care plays a critical role in all three of those shifts. We need a strong adult social care system to move care away from hospitals and into communities; services that are delivered locally with a principle of home first, because people want to live independently in a place they call home – a place that’s familiar and theirs – for as long as possible. And we need to have high
The panel agreed that the Employment Rights Bill would have a positive impact on care workers
quality adult social care available to support people to stay well and out of hospital, getting them home from hospital as soon as they’re ready.
“A strong adult social care system also supports our prevention agenda. Good adult social care promotes independence and wellbeing, intervening early to support people to live well, helping rehabilitation and delaying deterioration in people’s health.
“Finally, social care is well underway on its shift from analogue to digital. We’re already seeing the transformative benefits of digitisation. Over 70 per cent of registered care providers have now shifted from paper to digital care records. I’m sure many of you listening to me today will have been part of that collective effort. This shift frees up time spent by care professionals on admin, so they spend more time caring for people and less time pushing paper. It means family members can be more involved in the care of their loved one, even from a distance. It creates more opportunities for collaboration and data sharing between health and care professionals, and, most importantly, it benefits the people who draw and care and support themselves. “I know these shifts will be an immense challenge, and none of these things can be fixed overnight. But I also know that you agree that reform is long overdue.” And with that, the video was over, leaving
attendees with yet another pat on the back, but little to nothing in the way of concrete answers to even the most basic of questions – not least of which being what might a ‘National Care Service’ actually look like, when might we expect to get one, and how will we pay for it?
November 2024
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