Since confirmation of plans earlier this year to set up a
national care service, the focus on building a workforce fit to deliver transformation of adult social care has intensified.Our growing ageing population has led to an increase in demand for support and care services; this in turn has led to extensive examination of how we meet the demand and deal with the consequences.
The response – transforming social care – brings together a number of issues and expectations, specifically: finding ways to provide more, better and innovative services; making available resources stretch further; and personalising care, giving service users greater choice and control.
None of this can be achieved if we, the care service practitioners and providers, don’t change the way we do things.
As the lead director for developing the social care workforce in the West Midlands, I am delighted to see a number of schemes set up to help reshape the social care workforce, and help staff in the region adapt to change.
The training and social care standards organisation, Skills for Care, has commissioned detailed analysis of the National Minimum Dataset for Social Care – an important document that will help councils plan their workforces for the future. We feature this and other Skills for Care activities in this month’s bulletin, along with other initiatives in the region.
Brian Walsh,
JIP Steering Group
DASS Workforce Lead
Director of Community Services in Coventry
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