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Issue 66
Care Managers Network Call for Government Inquiry
An open letter, written on behalf of 5,700 social care managers, has called for urgent government action and support as ongoing staff shortages begin to create a major risk to the safety and sustainability of services. The letter sent by members of the Outstanding Manager Network have appealed to MPs and Jeremy Hunt, the chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, calling for an inquiry following ‘eighteen incredibly difficult months’ for the care sector. The care managers’ letter stated: ‘Many of us are finding our positions extremely challenging and are genuinely concerned about the safety and sustainability of
services. ‘There is an acute recruitment crisis, which is harder than it has ever been before. This is shortly about to be made significantly worse with the mandatory vaccines, many care providers are estimating between 10-20% of staff being dismissed as a result. 'There is no support from the Government or the regulators to help providers to navigate this.’
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