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Baroness Thomas of Winchester raised concerns about NHS and care workforce stability during a Lords debate on social care strategy in October 2024. She emphasised that stabilising and supporting the care workforce, along with improving pay, should be immediate priorities, citing an LGA White Paper from June 2024 in support of this position. She also noted the complexity of the social care landscape and called for urgent establishment of a sustainable care framework.

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…The LGA, in its White Paper in June about social care, said that stabilising and supporting the care workforce must be an immediate priority, as must measures to improve pay.

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  1. NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0

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