Staffing ‘crisis’ means £200m extra care beds plan won’t work, health bosses warn

Staffing ‘crisis’ means £200m extra care beds plan won’t work, health bosses warn The staffing “crisis” in the home care sector means the government’s £200m discharging fund to tackle the NHS winter crisis will not work, care home bosses have warned.

Chronic understaffing has left homes with “beds but no staff” to take NHS patients on and home care services have been forced to reduce their support or give back contracts due, sector leaders have told The Independent. The Independent

See also:

• Underfunded social care struggling to help mitigate growing demand on NHS - LGA statement Local Government Association
• Care home provider says it faces ‘perfect storm’ with free beds but not enough staff The Independent
• NHS challenges due to ‘failure of successive governments to address social care’ The Independent
• NHS to block-book care home beds in bid to free up space in hospitals ITV News
• NHS crisis: Government to block-book beds in residential homes so 2,500 patients can be released from hospitals when medically fit Sky News