Calderdale Council has been celebrating World Social Work Day (Tuesday 21 March) with a special event for social work colleagues across the organisation. World Social Work Day is a celebration that aims to highlight the achievements of social work, to raise the visibility of social services. To mark the occasion, Council social work staff from… read more … about Celebrating social work in Calderdale>>
Calderdale needs more social care workers; and a new website highlights the many and varied rewarding roles available within the borough. Calderdale Council, on behalf of social care providers, has launched the Calderdale Cares Careers website (www.calderdalecarescareers.co.uk(external link)) which includes lots of information about the great career and development opportunities available in the care sector…. read more … about Make a difference with a rewarding career in care>>
Further investment to improve drug treatment and recovery in Calderdale is being discussed at the Council’s next Cabinet meeting. Following recommendations from a National Drug Strategy review, funding has been allocated to councils across the country to help them improve their drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will look to accept… read more … about Better support for drug treatment and recovery>>
Calderdale Council has welcomed a report about the provision of care in the borough, and is responding to the concerns raised. The Equal Care Co-op and Open Data Services have published the ‘Buying Our Care: Experiences, Grievances and Hurdles’ report, which investigates service quality in the care system and the experience of people getting support… read more … about Council responds to report on care>>
In line with the Vision2024 for Calderdale to be a kind and resilient place, and in response to the cost of living crisis, the Council is proposing to commit to ensuring that commissioned adult social care and social care workers are properly funded. To do this, the Council is proposing to invest an additional £1.5… read more … about Plans to lead the way in care worker pay>>
Calderdale’s commitment to jointly providing health, care and wellbeing services, to meet people’s needs within their own community, is set to be strengthened with a proposed new partnership agreement between the key organisations. Since 2018, Calderdale Cares has brought together health, care and wellbeing services across the borough. Closer partnerships between health and care organisations,… read more … about Together, Calderdale Cares>>
A new, modern respite care and short breaks centre for people with learning disabilities has opened in Elland. The former Westgarth children’s home has undergone major refurbishment works providing much improved accommodation for people accessing the service and for staff providing support. The Council’s short-breaks service provides safe and comfortable accommodation for adults with learning… read more … about Modern facility supports adults with disabilities>>
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (WY HCP), an integrated care system, has agreed a £12million funding package to support staff in the independent care sector today at its Partnership Board (Tuesday 7 December). Longstanding issues with pay and competition for staff from other sectors have come to a head, particularly in the context of… read more … about Partnership invests in care workers with immediate pay rise>>
Calderdale Council has reached the amazing milestone of distributing over two million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local social care providers since March 2020, as part of its intense, ongoing response to COVID-19. Infection rates have been steadily decreasing in Calderdale, but it is still vital to keep each other safe and continue to… read more … about PPE delivery for social care reaches two million mark!>>
