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Creating jobs?
— the employment potential of domiciliary care | | Author(s) | Janet Ford, Deborah Quilgars, Julie Rugg |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF; Community Care |
| Publisher | Policy Press, Bristol, 1998 |
| Pages | 68 pp (Community care into practice series) |
| Source | The Policy Press, University of Bristol, Rodney Lodge, Grange Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4EA. |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Personnel ; Employment ; Labour economics ; Conditions of employment. |
| Annotation | The changing nature of social care markets, and the growth of independent sector provision, since the introduction of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 raise questions about the likely expansion of employment opportunities. This report looks at the potential of domiciliary care to provide local employment in three case study areas (urban and rural). Following the introductory chapter, the second chapter considers the early development of domiciliary care and examines whether or not there has been a growth in employment. Chapter three provides analysis of the current domiciliary care labour market in the three case study areas, focusing on the numbers employed, terms and conditions of employment, training, and recruitment and retention. In chapter four, the employment potential of domiciliary care is discussed. It is concluded that despite a likely increase in demand for domiciliary care, the potential for employment and expansion in care workers is constrained.If the community is to benefit from any employment gain it is necessary to address the framework of contracting for domiciliary care and to review the terms and conditions of employment offered. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980714402 B |
| Classmark | N: QM: WJ: WH: WKA |
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