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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.
“Things have never been so bad,” for people needing care, carers and staff, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult SocialServices has warned. million hours of home care [that] couldn’t be delivered in the first quarter of this year.
As well as causing gridlock in the NHS, the CQC highlighted the rising levels of unmet need for social care, with Association of Directors of Adult SocialServices (ADASS) figures showing 540,000 were waiting for a care assessment, care package, direct payment or review as of April this year, up 37% in six months. BIA shortages.
Government plans for the NHS to discharge people from hospitals into care homes may result in “poor or potentially illegal” practice, through people being moving into residential care without their informed consent. Our concern is that with the focus on discharge above everything else,” she added.
Practitioners are having to step in to carry out welfare checks on adults going without the care they need due to mounting staff shortages in residential and home care, said the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). Vacancies across adult social care rose from 9.2% to 9.4% , from November to December 2021, up from 6.1%
The report was also positive about aspects of commissioning practice, particularly how the authority had minimised the use of long-stay or secure settings for people with mentalhealth and substance misuse needs who would not typically accept help.
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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. What else has Labour pledged?
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