Health Scheme

Adult Social Care

HL-ASC-26

Adult social care demand has outstripped capacity for years, with a workforce facing low pay, family carers absorbing the burden, and a reform timetable that continues to be extended.

Location

Wales/Scotland

Timeframe

TBC

Delivery Partner

Dementia UK

Mind

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Alzheimer's Society

Skills for Care

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Attendees

MPs, Peerage & Parliamentarians

Focus Areas

Adult social care; Care workforce; Unpaid carers; Funding reform; Service capacity

Headline Outcomes

Members will understand how workforce shortages, funding pressures and reliance on unpaid carers affect the quality and availability of adult social care.

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Overview

Adult social care demand has outstripped capacity for years, with a workforce facing low pay, family carers absorbing the burden, and a reform timetable that continues to be extended. The cohort will visit services to see what those pressures look like at the bedside.

Learning outcomes: See care delivery at the bedside; understand workforce and commissioning pressures; examine the relationship between social care, families and NHS demand.

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