Tuesday 5 March 2019

Wales surely did not vote for collapse in social care

Social Care Wales is concerned that there will be a huge shortfall in care workers over the next decade. One of the obstacles to the organisation's target of 20,000 more care workers (in addition to those cited in the news item) is the Conservatives' "hostile environment" which is driving away immigrants to Wales who would otherwise be willing to take on these essential tasks.

Another is the economic pressure which prevents local authorities and non-government operators recruiting sufficient trainees to allow for the high turnover in this sector, a turnover which is made worse by short staffing causing high workloads.

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