The vast majority of local authorities pay fees to homecare providers below the recommended minimum price for care, putting some in financial difficulties. The UK Department of Health and Social Care is not doing enough to build a sustainable social care workforce, claims a report from the National Audit Office, showing staff turnover reached 27.8%, vacancy rates 6.6% (more than double the national average) and 50% of care workers received £7.50/h ($10.40) or less in 2016/17. A new study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows that NHS spending per head has fallen since 2010 while tax receipts have risen.
The UK Department of Health and Social Care is not doing enough to build a sustainable social care workforce, claims a report from the National Audit Office, showing staff turnover reached 27.8%, vacancy rates 6.6% (more than double the national average) and 50% of care workers received £7.50/h ($10.40) or less in 2016/17. A new study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows that NHS spending per head has fallen since 2010 while tax receipts have risen.