Westminster Health Forum Policy Conference: Next steps for supporting the social care workforce
Julie Penfold reports exclusively for Social Care Today from the Westminster Health Forum Policy Conference, where experts discuss priorities and next steps for growing the social care workforce and tackling the staffing crisis in social care.
With the dual concerns of growing burnout within the social care workforce and vacancy rates continuing to rise, how best to support and bolster the workforce were key discussion topics at a recent Westminster Health Forum Policy Conference.
The government’s proposed funding and its recent 10-year vision for the sector set out in its People at the Heart of Care white paper have been criticised for not doing enough to fix the immediate issues that social care is facing.