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Personnel statistics 2008
— a survey of NCF member organisations | | Author(s) | Des Kelly |
| Corporate Author | National Care Forum - NCF |
| Publisher | National Care Forum - NCF, August 2008 |
| Pages | 11 pp |
| Source | http://www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/content/NCFPer... National Care Forum, 3 The Quadrant, Coventry, CV1 2DY. |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Domiciliary services ; Care support workers ; Care home staff ; Employment ; Statistics [data]. |
| Annotation | This is the fifth year that this survey has been undertaken by the NCF amongst its members. 35 organisations returned the 2007-08 Personnel Statistics questionnaire (a response rate of 63.6%, up from 52.9% in 2007). The information on which these findings are based covers 37,249 staff and therefore represents a sizeable survey. The value of collecting and collating basic information on staffing, age profile and staff turnover from NCF members is that a body of data is developed, and this offers the potential for benchmarking exercises to be undertaken by members and others. The information provides the basis of a rough indication of possible trends year on year. The staff turnover rates and the evidence of such a high proportion of staff being lost from care services within the first couple of years of employment is a stark reminder of the significant challenge faced by care providers. It represents a significant loss of resource. The need to raise the status of care work, together with improved pay and conditions is self-evident. Both link to the need for a public funding settlement that appropriately recognises the value of social care. [Selectively quoted from the report written by Des Kelly, Executive Director of NCF]. (KJ/RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-081205505 B |
| Classmark | KW: N: QRS: QRM: WJ: 6C |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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