Post by Denise on Nov 8, 2011 10:00:06 GMT
The UKHCA condemned the Government and local authorities after it was revealed that £1.3 billion had been cut from social care spending.
United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) said thousands of people were now being denied homecare because local authorities are commissioning less and less care.
UKHCA Chair Mike Padgham said:
“At our conference in Birmingham earlier this week we warned that spending was being cut and that it was damaging care. Today we have the evidence - £1.3 billion cut from spending by local authorities on providing care for older, vulnerable people.
“What do we have to do to get people to listen to the plight of social care in this country? Thousands of people are being denied care because local authorities are commissioning less and less care.
“We need to see action on funding for social care and we need to see it quickly. We have sympathy with the difficult choices faced by Government and local authorities. However, we do need to see a real shift in resources towards social care.”
He said Government promises of a White Paper reforming adult social care were too far away.
“That reform won’t even start to be revealed until next year and there is still no hint of whether the necessary funding outlined in the Dilnot report will be implemented.
“Our fear is that by the time action is taken many thousands more people may have reduced care and many, many more providers will perhaps have disappeared.”
United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) said thousands of people were now being denied homecare because local authorities are commissioning less and less care.
UKHCA Chair Mike Padgham said:
“At our conference in Birmingham earlier this week we warned that spending was being cut and that it was damaging care. Today we have the evidence - £1.3 billion cut from spending by local authorities on providing care for older, vulnerable people.
“What do we have to do to get people to listen to the plight of social care in this country? Thousands of people are being denied care because local authorities are commissioning less and less care.
“We need to see action on funding for social care and we need to see it quickly. We have sympathy with the difficult choices faced by Government and local authorities. However, we do need to see a real shift in resources towards social care.”
He said Government promises of a White Paper reforming adult social care were too far away.
“That reform won’t even start to be revealed until next year and there is still no hint of whether the necessary funding outlined in the Dilnot report will be implemented.
“Our fear is that by the time action is taken many thousands more people may have reduced care and many, many more providers will perhaps have disappeared.”