Surprise! Social care workers earn less than Aldi workers
The Guardian has caught up. But it’s good to see this in print in a national paper
Fight with disabled people for change
Go beyond outrage – fight for change!
Covid cases rocket in care homes
The hospital admission rate has also risen from 14.59 per 100,000 population, an increase from 11.12 in the previous week, figures show, although the number of people needing intensive care is still very low.
LOBBY DAY 19TH JULY – HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
Lobby day: 11:00-17:00
Event in the Attlee Suite: 14:00-17:00
We want hundreds of social care workers, providers and those who draw on social care to gather in Westminster to lobby MPs and Peers on Tuesday 19th July. We hope you can join us.
The FSCC SOCIAL CARE LOBBY DAY will highlight the lack of capacity in the social care system and the fact that, even before the pandemic and the cost of living crisis hit, there were circa 110,000 vacancies in social care and now the gap is even deeper. Some estimate that there are now up to 150,000 vacancies in social care. It is time to call on the Government to take immediate action and time for a fair deal for social care workers.
Disabled people are being ignored on the environmental crisis
Disabled people are being ignored, discriminated against and dying at an iniquitous rate. This is another aspect of the process.
A radical overhaul of children’s social care is essential
Again, NaCSILS does not focus on children’s care – but, again, this analysis is so similar to ours on adult care and support that we felt we have to share it.
Private children’s homes criticised for making huge profits
NaCSILS focuses on adult social care, but we felt this news item had to be shared, because the same issue bedevils providers in adult social care, too.
Why are wheelchair users left on planes?
Another example of routine discrimination. The social model of disability at work.
Ministers reject post-Grenfell safety plans for disabled people
Somehow, practical safety precautions for disabled people have been omitted from housing plans. Strange, isn’t it!?
Johnson’s social care reforms won’t improve provision of residential care – they may make things worse.
A blog from CHPI on the chaos of the government’s “fix” for social care
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/social-care-reforms-2021/
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