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Authors: Ben Franklin and Cesira Urzi Brancati
Moved to care: the impact of migration on the adult social care workforce
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Response:MigrantsandsocialCare
DrShereenHussein
PrincipalResearchFellowKing’sCollegeLondon
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Socialcareandmigrantlabour
Past Present Future
• Relianceonmigrantworkersisnotanewphenomenon
• Butmanychangeshasbeenhappening• Includingchangesintheprofileand
characteristicsofmigrantworkers• Howdidwegetherelinkstohowsocialcarework
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NarrativefromthefrontlineOfcourse,it’sanationalproblem.Imean,thehealthserviceisfullofagencystaff…withthefreemovementoflabourinEurope,youaregettingnursesthathavetrainedinRomania,Poland,Bulgaria,theyarenotofthestandardthatIwouldaccept.…..Thebestgroup,thatistheFilipinonurses.Theyareamazing.We’vehadquitealotofstudents,brilliant.Thathassortofdieddownnow,really.Idon’tknowwhythatis.Idon’tknowwhetheragain,immigrationisalotstricter.
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Relianceonmigrantsispartlyduetotheinabilityofthesectortoattractenoughqualitystaff
• Ithinkwomenmigrantworkerswillbechannelledintoprivatenursinghomes,privateoldpeoples’homes,becausetheycouldbepaidminimumwage,notgoingtomakealotofdemands,workhardandworkshifts,beingavailable.
Residentialcarehomemanager,2011
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Whichhasalottodowiththelevelofinvestmentweputinthesector…• Thevalueweplaceonsocialcareasasociety
• Howadequatelysocialcareisfunded• thestatefundsbetween20to25%ofadultsocialcareonly
• Howwetreatcareworkers:poorwages;increasinglyfragmentedwork;lackofemploymentprotection..Generalcasualizationofwork
• Commodificationofcare• Withnoorlittleconsumerchoice–acommoditythatyouareforcedtobuy..
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Howsustainableissocialcareprovision?• Thinkshort,mediumandlongterm• Projectionsofdemandareescalating• Migrantswillcontinuetoplayanimportantrole• Around20%oftheworkforce,risingtonearly50%inthecapital
• ThereisaglobalandEuropeancompetitiononmigrantcareworkers• Enablethesectortomaintainitsabilitytoselectandretainqualitymigrantworkers• atleastfortheshorttomediumterm
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Inthelongterm..theonlyoptionistomakesocialcareworkadesiredandrespectedjobthat..• AttractsabroadrangeofBritishpeople• Theyoung,theoldandthein-between• offersasecuredlineofwork..(nottemporaryorvocational)• Improvedcontractswithsecuredrightsandemploymentbenefits
• requiresaclearsetofrecognisedskills• Enablingafluidtransferofskillsbetweenhealthandsocialcare• Creatingopportunitiesforspecialismandhigherqualifications• rewardedboththroughdecentwagesbutalsoothersupportmechanisms
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Keypoints• Currentstateoffundingsocialcareisnotsustainable• Careworkers,bothBritishandmigrants,shouldberewardedadequatelytoimprovesevereturnoverandvacancyrates• Notonlypayneedstobeimprovedbyemploymenttermsandconditions
• Olderpeopleandtheirfamiliesneedtohaveasayofhowcareisorganizedanddelivered• Qualitycareisa‘right’notanoptionforBritisholderpeople
Authors: Ben Franklin and Cesira Urzi Brancati
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