The Labour party leader described social care system in Britain is a “disgrace to a rich nation”, and blamed the Conservative party for its “abandonment”.
Compliance
Informal caring arrangements will be allowed in local areas under current restrictions in England which ban household mixing.
CQC research shows that people with long-term health conditions are the most likely to avoid care services due to risk factors around COVID-19
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said it was “unconscionable” that the average wage for a care worker is just £8.10 an hour.
ADASS says the Winter Plan is heavily focused on safety in care homes, and there is more work to be done to protect those providing and receiving care at home.
The council has committed £4.4 million to implement new home care contracts to ensure that every care worker receives the London Living Wage.
Lord Bethell, a health minister in the House of Lords, said he could not commit to a plan for social care reform before the end of 2020.
The CQC has published a statement on when it will roll out its ‘transitional regulatory approach’ to monitoring and what it will involve.
A new report states that only 430 of 3,073 complaints and enquiries made this year were from people who arranged their care privately.
Unison said the court ruling could have implications for thousands more care staff and their employers across the UK.