Workforce plan and better pay needed - LGA on Care England report

Responding to Care England's report, Care For Our Future, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said:

“Our incredible adult social care staff go to extraordinary lengths to provide vital care and support to millions of people, despite facing immense challenges.

“Social care faces a huge recruitment and retention crisis, the demands on which will only increase unless care vacancies are filled. A dedicated plan to promote, protect, support and develop careers in social care, alongside better pay, terms and conditions, would both strengthen the wellbeing and recognition of those who work in this essential vocation, as well as benefit the people who draw on care.”