Welsh government News - Home Care Insight

Funding by Sarah Clarke on January 29, 2021

Health Minister Robin Swann indicated that the payment would be made to all health and social care workers, including domiciliary care staff.

Funding by Sarah Clarke on January 21, 2021

The Welsh government has increased its support fund for unpaid carers in the country by a quarter of a million pounds.

Leaders People by Sarah Clarke on January 8, 2021

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.

Social care staff will have their statutory sick pay topped up if they have to take time off because they have coronavirus or are self-isolating.

The strategy comprises of 32 actions, including developing a workforce plan for domiciliary care and an increased focus on digital skills.

The plan aims to ensure health and social care sectors have the resources in place to cope with additional pressures over the winter months.

The Welsh Government has announced £22.7 million in extra funding to help social care providers through the pandemic.

The one-off payment £500 was announced over two months ago, but no payments have yet been made, the Welsh Health Minister has said.

The government said a decision not to add care workers to the list would “compound the significant challenges” the sector already faces.

Campaigners in England are calling on the government to match a £500 bonus that the Welsh Government has promised for all care workers in Wales.

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