Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has made its views known about making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector highlighting its concerns around the potential timeframe for the imposed policy.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says,
“If vaccination for Covid-19 and/or flu is legislated as a condition of deployment for the wider social care sector, due consideration must be lent to the timeframe for its imposition and it must be accompanied by commensurate resources and funding.
“Adult social care providers are in the midst of a perfect storm.
“Providers are currently operating against a backdrop of a multitude of workforce pressures and need Government assistance as outlined in our ongoing correspondence with the Secretary of State.”
Appeal for lessons to be learned
Responding to the DHSC Consultation on making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector Care England appealed for lessons to be learned from the legislative process for the Covid-19 vaccine as a condition of deployment across the registered care home sector.
It also warned that mandating the Covid-19 and/or flu vaccination, in addition to enormous workforce pressures, could only intensify the difficulties currently experienced by providers and may well be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for many providers.
Green: Where is the impact assessment?
Martin Green continues,
“We are yet to see the Government’s Impact Assessment for vaccination as a condition of deployment for the care home sector.
“We urge the Government to listen to the sector in order that any unintended consequences, namely the potential disruption to the delivery of health and care services, can be avoided.”
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