The government have worked very hard to allocate more funding to local authorities. They are doing everything they can to give support to older people and they are also trying to support those who may have disabilities. They want to help those who work in private nursing as well as in homecare and mental health. Those who offer bespoke care packages are going to be supported, as are social workers. The government have allocated a lot of money to helping local authorities as well as older people. They want to help people to live independently and they also want to ensure that people can be safe as much as possible. It has all been delivered jointly by the Department of Health and Social Care. The funding is going to be delivered through the Disabled Facilities Grant and this comes on top of the annual funding that is available right now. Living in your own home after you have experienced an illness or an injury is tough but in this day and age, it is crucial to adapt. When time is limited, the fund is going to help local authorities to do what they must to deal with some of the smaller adaptations, faster. Sometimes, all that happens to stand in the way of someone going home is the fact that their home is not adapted like it should be. This is very good for patients who are in hospital and it also means that people an recover from their hospital stay. There will be more NHS beds for those who truly need them as well and this is great to say the least. Make sure you follow this story if you want to find out more about the current state of healthcare and what could be to come in the coming months.

After revealing that he had been accused of being too negative about the state of social care, it seems that the IGC Chair, who is Mike Padgham has fought back. He has said that it isn’t negative at all to say that social workers deserve more than £15 an hour because well over half of them are earning way less than the national living wage. Mike Padgham has told a conference that it was now time to end the silence regarding social care and that more has to be done to fight for the country and to start looking after the older generation. If you work in private nursing or if you work in mental health supporting social workers then you should know that the homecare sector is in dire need and that those who offer bespoke care packages are struggling to get paid what they are worth.

Failing to act now would be like the government not protecting school buildings as it would put children at risk. It is not fair to assume that the same is happening to social care. At the end of the day, they represent those who are vulnerable and those who do not have a strong voice. Social care providers, do not have a strong voice. If you work as a doctor or if you work as a nurse then you may find that you do in fact have a strong voice. Silence is not good and more people have to stand up and show the world that they want a better rate of pay because if they don’t get it then this could have dire consequences for the entire sector. If you want to find out more about this story then make sure you follow it and that you stay up to date.

Researchers from Sheffield, and even Hull, are being asked to give their views on end-of-life care. They are being asked to see if they will interview care workers as well as finding out if anything can be done to help those who may have an illness. They are approaching people to find out if they could give more support to those who really need it. They are also targeting those who work in the Bromley area as well to see if more can be done to give support. The work is intended to support the general development and training for those who work in the sector but they are also looking to support homecare social workers, bespoke care package offerings and those who work in private nursing and mental health. The work is full intended to support the general development of training and it is also designed to offer support materials for the workforce as well. Even though workers are requesting that they work within the Hull area, it is important to know that they are also looking for those who work in the Bromley area, and the Bradford area. The team are going to be very interested to hear from those who work in social care as they are looking to provide as much support as possible to those who need it.

Of course, it is very interesting to see how the latest developments have happened because at the end of the day, it looks like those who work in homecare have been trying to give their opinion for quite some time. If you want to find out more about homecare or how the people who work in the sector can benefit from this then make sure that you follow the story as there are going to be more advancements.

If you mention cyber security to the manager of a very small homecare business then there is a chance that they will either turn pale or glaze over. It is certainly a topic that will disengage or terrify people in the sector. It’s not one that you can really ignore though. This is especially the case with smaller homecare services as they are usually far more vulnerable than people might realise. If you work in private nursing, offer bespoke care packages or are part of the homecare business then you will know how much of an impact this can have on social workers and their mental health.

The nature of homecare is that care workers are completely dependent on tech as it helps them to access and then share information. At the end of the day, digital systems do have massive benefits and they help to give staff rapid access to information. From digital records to staff rostering and more. That being said, those systems have to be secure, and people have to know how to use them safely. Of course, it’s important to remember that some care services do in fact permit their staff to use their own phones for work. It may be that they are sharing pictures of someone’s wound or that they are receiving a text about a client. They may also be having a change to their shift. Data such as this is highly sensitive at the end of the day, and as it’s on someone’s phone, there is a chance that it could be shared from an internet connection that is not secure. More has to be done, and that is why homecare services are being asked to share the experiences they are having so that they can stay safer.