ICYMI - this month's care sector news
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From parliamentary wrap-ups to the announcement of new cybersecurity guidelines, here’s a quick look at some of the key stories making headlines in social care this month.
Care England comments on Autumn Budget impacts on social care
Care England cautions that the Autumn Budget may leave insufficient funding to deliver the planned Fair Pay Agreement, creating a gap between policy ambition and financial reality.
New report from SCIE explores different experiences of co-production
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has released a new report titled ‘Shaping Change Together: Co-Producing Innovation in Social Care’ which highlights the benefits of successful co-production across services by comparing a variety of different perspectives and reasoning. The report calls for more care-worker-led innovation to strengthen collaboration with people who draw on care and move towards a frontline-driven design for personalised, co-designed support.
80% of care providers now using digital social care records
New analysis from the Digitising Social Care programme shows 80% adoption of digital social care records across the sector with Programme Director, Peter Skinner, advocating for the next phase of deep integration and advanced digital tools. Skinner outlines increased interoperability as the key focus for the next phase of digitisation.
National Care Forum CEO featured on podcast at Global Ageing Network Conference
Vic Rayner, CEO of National Care Forum, was interviewed on the LeadingAge LIVE podcast at the Global Ageing Network and LeadingAge Annual Meeting in Boston last month. Discussing technology and digital innovation within elderly care, Vic also raised the importance of a global community in furthering the quality of care and perceptions of ageing.
Care England releases ‘Parliamentary Wrap-Up’
Care England’s November parliamentary wrap-up summarised several major policy shifts last month, including significant changes to migration rules. The developments outlined signal increasing pressures on the sector but also point to the importance of keeping it at the forefront of future decisions.
New cybersecurity resilience guidance announced
With cyberattacks on care providers becoming more frequent, Care England and the Police Cyber Resilience Centre have issued new guidance to help the sector to bolster its defences. The message is clear: digital security and compliance are no longer optional, they’re essential to safe, modern care delivery.
Care Workers’ Charity calls for fair pay action
Responding to the CQC’s State of Care report, the Care Workers’ Charity warned that “fair pay cannot remain a distant promise,” urging government to treat pay reform as both a moral and economic imperative. The statement reflects growing workforce frustration and keeps pay, parity and progression high on the policy agenda.
