Dementia: Care Workers
Commons · Question 14891 · Tabled 18 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on dementia care in his plans for social care workforce reform; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making dementia training mandatory for adult s
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 26 Nov 2024
Providers must provide sufficient numbers of suitably qualified, competent, skilled, and experienced staff to meet the needs of the people using the service. Staff must receive the support, training, professional development, supervision, and appraisals t...