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Recommendation 47
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Accepted
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Many of these pressures on the social care sector—such as funding and workforce— are longstanding...
Recommendation
Many of these pressures on the social care sector—such as funding and workforce— are longstanding and must be resolved urgently. Pressures on the social care workforce are likely to be compounded this autumn by the mandate that people working in the social care sector must be fully vaccinated to continue to provide care in residential care homes.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government acknowledges pressures on the social care sector and references the existing ‘Build Back Better’ plan from September 2021, which includes a reform programme, proposals for a sustainable funding model, and efforts to integrate health and social care.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The government recognises and has responded to the impact of the pandemic on the social care sector. The Prime Minister’s announcement of the ‘Build Back Better’ plan for health and social care in September 20213 set out a clear programme of reform as well as proposals for a sustainable funding model and to bring the social care and health sectors closer together which will strengthen the provision of adult social care services. The plan also made a commitment to close working with the devolved governments, laying the foundations for a programme of joint working for the UK to build back better from the pandemic.
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