The Government is trying to get more young people to work in care. Skills for Care figures from the NMDS give some evidence – look at this link for the facts that the workforce is 1.6m and has been increasing by 21% since 2009. The likely restrictions on freedom of movement will limit EU citizens working in the sector too.
This link below is to the infographic for quick access
Every day is different – working in the social care sector is different every day and is rewarding even though that is not necessarily financially.
We – society in England – still haven’t sorted out how we pay for social care but many people work in social care and get a lot of job satisfaction.
NESCHA members, many as Care Ambassadors, have encouraged for years – but certainly not ‘told’ young people – join the social care workforce – its interesting and varied and you can go on to other work in the NHS and social work too.
Can NESCHA do anything to help?
Interviewed by Matt Bailey at 7.10am on 29th July about NESCHA views on imminent Andy Burnham announcement later that morning. I was greatly encouraged by his feedback ( he said it was interesting and ran over time!) and wrote the paper attached.
I never dreamt that one day I would be living the system!.
Sadly Robert my co-author , died when I was in hospital some years ago but my wife visited daily and then she lived with a diagnosois mixed dementia for over four years, was admitted to hospital last October and, following a rapid discharge to a care home, died peacefully in December .
Despite a professional background in social work and years spent working on improving health and care systems, nothing fully prepares you for living that experience. It brought into sharp focus both the compassion of frontline staff and the frustrations families can face when services are not as joined-up or consistent as they should be.
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