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Third Report - Social care: funding and workforce
Health and Social Care Committee
HC 206
Published 22 October 2020
Government response
Social care: funding and workforce: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2019-21 · published 17 Feb 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
The Secretary of State has committed to increasing the alignment between the training of NHS...
Recommendation
The Secretary of State has committed to increasing the alignment between the training of NHS and social care staff and his stated ambition being to make it easier for a registered nurse, for example, to move between the NHS and …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees on the vital need for clear career paths and training, highlighting existing £27 million funding for programmes and a new Chief Nurse role, and committing to explore how to develop clearer pathways and common training standards for greater health and care integration.
Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
We are concerned that lower qualified social care workers and those without qualifications at all...
Recommendation
We are concerned that lower qualified social care workers and those without qualifications at all are not eligible for the new NHS visa, not least because it undermines parity of esteem between the health and social care sectors. The Government …
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Government Response Summary
The government is reviewing the eligible occupation list, which *may* include senior social care workers, but states immigration is not the solution for less senior roles, committing to independent research on the impact of new immigration rules.
Department of Health and Social Care
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