A committee heard that support for care staff from ethnic minority backgrounds needs to “vastly improve” so they are able to progress with their careers.
Leaders
Matt Hancock said the reforms will see people not just as patients, but as individuals, with rights, preferences, and expertise.
Professor Martin Green, the CEO of Care England, said independent providers must be included in plans for integrated care.
Government officials have written to social care workers, stating that it is their "professional duty" to get the vaccine when it is offered to them.
From investing in new technologies to forging better links with health care, home care provider CEOs and directors share their ambitions for 2021.
The Prime Minister has been urged to make social care reform an urgent priority this year, now that a Brexit deal has been made.
A local authority in Wales said it is only able to deliver essential care in people's own homes due to significant staff shortages.
The former chair of the COVID-19 Social Care Support Taskforce and past president of ADASS has been named in the New Year Honours List.
UKHCA is working with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to meet a high level of demand for the COVID-19 vaccine amongst the home care workforce.
Directors and CEOs of care businesses from around the country predict the challenges and opportunities that providers can expect to face in 2021.