Care England, the largest representative body for independent
providers of adult social care, has commented on the Care Quality
Commission’s State of Care Report published this morning.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England says:
“CQC’s report makes it clear that there is no room for
complacency. It recognises that tipping point has been
reached for some people who are not getting the care that they
need; however the fortunes for next year are ominous”.
Care England’s analysis has identified that over a third of
councils (56 in total) will lose access to £739 million ring
fenced funding for adult social care due to exhausting their
social care precept flexibility and the ending of the adult
social care support grant. This comes at a time of great
uncertainty and perpetrates the post code lottery being
experienced by vulnerable people across the country. CQC’s
report can be found at https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/major-report/state-care
Martin Green continues:
“If health and social care really are hand in glove as the
Government purports it is important to offer the same
opportunities in terms of recruitment, retention and training to
all staff whether in health or social care. Otherwise we
are in danger of an integration lottery and this is all the more
concerning with the perpetual winter pressures impacting on the
acute services and beyond”.
