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Authors: Ben Franklin and Cesira Urzi Brancati Moved to care: the impact of migration on the adult social care workforce R Response: Migrants and social Care Dr Shereen Hussein Principal Research Fellow King’s College London

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Response:MigrantsandsocialCare

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PrincipalResearchFellowKing’sCollegeLondon

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Socialcareandmigrantlabour

Past Present Future

•  Relianceonmigrantworkersisnotanewphenomenon

•  Butmanychangeshasbeenhappening•  Includingchangesintheprofileand

characteristicsofmigrantworkers•  Howdidwegetherelinkstohowsocialcarework

hasevolved

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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.

Manager,nursinghome,LoCST3-201519/11/15 [email protected] 3

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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

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