If you work in private nursing, homecare or if you work as social workers for mental health support then you should know that the very first stage of updates has now been released. Those who offer bespoke care packages will be glad to know that the ASCOF is a set of indicators and they look at the outcomes as well as the performance of how well care support services are achieving their appropriate outcomes. On top of this, they publish the statistics annually, with the intention of them being used locally as well as nationally. They want to try and set prior annual indicators of the outcomes as well as the general performance.

The DHSC have said that they want ASCOF to try and demonstrate how social care is helping people to achieve the outcomes that actually matter to them as well as their individual needs. They have worked closely with the Task and Finish group and they also have a lot of sector representation. The want to try and maximise national levels when it comes to monitoring, and they also want to check to see if good outcomes are being achieved. At the end of the day, better outcomes are going to be available by trying to utilise upcoming changes and this is going to do a lot for strengthening existing data. Updates happen to include metrics that reflect people who work outside of those who have unpaid careers as well. This happens to include the whole care workforce, so it is important to keep this in mind as much as possible. At the end of the day, it is surprising to see how far things have come but right now it would seem that things are looking very positive.

If you work in private nursing, homecare, as a social worker or even in the sector of mental health offering bespoke care packages then you will be interested to know that labour have now unveiled five different missions for the UK. Keir Starmer has outlined the five new national missions and this is going to form part of the election manifesto. In terms of the economy, it is their aim to try and deliver the highest level of growth out of the G7. For health, they are going to build an NHS that is actually fit for the future by completely reforming mental health.  In the coming months, it is their aim to focus on things such as crime as well. Labour intend to set out a full route map which will help them with each mission and it will also help them with the measurable goals that they have set. The first steps are going to deal with the crises that people have faced on their way to the bigger mission as well as making sure that everything is on the appropriate timeline. Labour have said that every mission is going to be ultimately constructed in a way that helps them to achieve the highest chance of success. It is their aim to put the citizen first and at the heart of the policies that they intend to create. They also want to make sure that they set the appropriate building blocks toward the mission as well and this is great to say the least. Who knows what the future holds but right now it looks like things are going very well and that there are only positives in sight for the future in terms of healthcare, crime and ultimately, security.

A spokesperson for the Welsh homecare provider, known as Achieve Together have responded to the fact that there has been a delay in getting the payment. The company have reviewed their fees and uplifts and they have also said that they do not have enough funding to pay the right wage to their team members. If you work in private nursing, homecare or if you offer bespoke care packages then you will know how dire this is. If you work with social workers or if you offer mental health support then you will also know how devastating this can be. After the spokesperson released their statement, they went on to confirm that the company are going to be implementing some back pay. Team members are going to get this as a lump sum or they are going to get this through their own phased payments. The team are going to get access to the Real Living Wage and this is going to take place across Wales. On top of this, they are going to be completing some national arrangements. Again, these are going to be done in line with what the Welsh government are recommending right now. The team members are going to get a few backdated elements and they are going to get support when they need it. This uplift is finally the recognition that people need to know that they are doing a good job. It’s also going to mean that people finally get the help they need from a financial perspective as well which is very good news to say the least. Only time will tell what the future holds but right now it would seem that things are moving in a positive direction and this is a positive sign.

The Department of Health has told the NHS that as of right now, there is not going to be any kind of pay rise for healthcare workers. This applies to those who work in private nursing, homecare, social workers and bespoke care packages for mental health. This comes as the Department of Health respond to the pay review. Right now workers are taking strike action over the amount of pay that has been offered. The Department of Health have said that right now they cannot afford to give more pay and that they also need to cut elsewhere to ensure that the needs of the sector are met. The department are having  to work hard to manage the ongoing response to the pandemic and they are having to do this against the financial backdrop. They have said that right now they have to focus on efficiency and they also have to adopt the right saving measures. That being said, they are having to deal with some very tough decisions. At the end of the day the high amount of expenditure with pay means that there are going to be very big implications, especially with service delivery. This comes with the biggest staffing crisis that the sector has seen. There is a lot of flagging for pay and that this is being compounded by poor working conditions. Workers are now having to deal with working conditions on top of all this. The last solution has been posed by the NHS and they are trying to address the staffing crisis in social care even more. Who knows what the future holds but right now, things are looking somewhat bleak for those who work in the healthcare sector and things are only going to get worse too.