Dementia: Care Workers
(asked on 3rd November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help social care staff can access ongoing learning opportunities to specialise in dementia care.
This question was answered on 8th November 2022
No formal assessment has been made. Through Skills for Care, the Government provides a range of resources and toolkits for social care providers to attract, train and retain staff. This includes the Workforce Development Fund, which enables employers to apply for financial support towards the development of staff and can include training staff to care for those with dementia.