Care England, the largest representative body for independent
providers of adult social care, has called upon the Chancellor to
ensure that the 2018 Budget places the social care sector on a
more secure footing, mirroring to some degree the approach
afforded to the NHS, as part of a whole system response to meet
the health and care needs of vulnerable people across every
constituency.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England says:
“Care England’s data analysis, to be released shortly, paints
a gloomy picture of a sector struggling to meet increasing
numbers and complexity of need set against constraints on
commissioning budgets, with areas dominated by public pay
residents fairing the worse. It is evident that short term
additional resources are needed urgently in order to stabilise
the market. This investment will in turn bring great
benefit not only to those in receipt of services, but also to the
local economy in terms of jobs, career opportunities and to the
wider community in terms of sustaining resilience and
independence of individuals”.
In its Budget submission Care England highlighted a number of
points including the need to insure that social care is protected
and sustainable, addressing recruitment and retention issues and
making new provisions for VAT categorisation.
