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Diana Johnson Excerpts
Monday 15th November 2021

(2 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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That would be a decision for clinicians.

Diana Johnson Portrait Dame Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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I refer back to the question posed by the right hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper) on the crisis of vacancies in the social care sector, which I think is currently at 100,000. Will the Secretary of State say something practical about how we will make sure that we have staff in the social care sector for the coming winter, as we know about the knock-on effects for the NHS and the real worry for families across the country?

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One practical example is the record funding going into the sector, which I mentioned to my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper). Part of that funding is being used for the largest recruitment campaign the sector has ever seen, and it is already showing results.