Care Homes: Fylde
Commons · Question 54075 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support care homes to (a) address workforce shortages and (b) provide high-quality care for elderly people in Fylde constituency.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 2 Jun 2025
English local authorities have responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to meet social care needs and statutory guidance directs them to ensure there is sufficient workforce in adult social care (ASC).The Government recognises the scale of reforms needed to...