Responding to the Government’s relaunch
of its adult social care recruitment campaign, Cllr Ian Hudspeth,
Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community
Wellbeing Board, said:
“Making sure older and vulnerable people
get the care and protection they need to stay safe and well is
priority number one for councils.
“Now more than ever, people working in
social care are playing a vital and valuable role in society and
this campaign is another important boost to this in-demand
profession.
“Our own reignited Return to Social Work
programme has already trained and recruited dozens of staff and
ensuring vulnerable adults and children can continue to receive
the essential support that they need. This is in addition to
regional recruitment campaigns run by councils
themselves.
“Anyone returning to the profession will
no doubt share the concerns that have been expressed about
shortages of PPE. There remains an urgent need for all social
care staff and other council workers to have access to reliable
and ongoing supplies of quality PPE, increased rapid and
comprehensive testing and greater support with staffing and other
equipment.
“This
is vital if they are to be best protected and able to play a lead
role in defeating coronavirus.”
NOTES TO
EDITORS
The LGA has launched the Social Work
Together campaign in partnership with Social Work England and
government to help support vulnerable people during these
difficult times.
https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/news/social-work-together/
This is in addition to the LGA’s existing
Return to Social Work campaign and regional recruitment campaigns
run by councils themselves.
https://www.local.gov.uk/return-to-social-work
