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Adult social care staff are carrying out tasks previously undertaken by the NHS in most areas, without compensatory funding, council heads have reported. Seventy per cent of directors said this was the case, in response to an Association of Directors of Adult SocialServices (ADASS) survey carried out in September and October of this year.
The findings come from a snaphot survey from the Association of Directors of Adult SocialServices (ADASS) released today, in the context of what the association described as a “national emergency” Relaxing Care Act duties mooted.
Funding shortfall However, this does not cover the extra costs facing authorities from the impact of the employer NICs rise on the providers that they commission, notably in adults’ services. The MSIF is designed to help councils increase fees to providers, boost workforce capacity and cut waiting times for assessments and services.
This can be spent on meeting adult social care needs, supporting the provider market, speeding up hospitaldischarge and otherwise reducing NHS pressures. 3.85bn from the social care grant, which is ring-fenced for adult and children’s social care. “Every bit of extra funding helps.”
Ninety four per cent of directors disagreed that they had sufficient money to fund care over the coming months, while the same proportion disagreed that there were enough social care staff locally to meet needs this winter, in response to an Association of Directors of Adult SocialServices (ADASS) survey.
At the same time, 94% of directors reported that they did not have sufficient care staff in their areas to deliver services this winter, in response to an Association of Directors of Adult SocialServices survey carried out in October and November. Pay care staff ‘much more than national living wage’ – .
Beverley Tarka this week became the first black president of the Association of Directors of Adult SocialServices (ADASS) since its establishment in 2007. We want a shift from the dominant narrative around hospitaldischarge. On taking up the presidency, she says: “It’s daunting – but exciting at the same time.
The service was received by 5% of older people on hospitaldischarge, compared to an England average of 3%, and 89% were still at home 91 days after discharge to a reablement service, compared with a national average of 82%.
Labour will develop local partnership working between the NHS and social care on hospitaldischarge. “We will enhance partnership working across employers, workers, trade unions and government and establish a fair pay agreement in adult social care.
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