Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has kicked off his so-called Road to Recovery tour with a visit to Canford Healthcare’s Willows care home in Essex.
During his time at the Romford care home, Javid met with staff, residents and leading figures in the care industry to discuss how working with other local services and the NHS can better serve them.
“It was our great pleasure to welcome Mr. Javid, Professor Green, CEO Care England and Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford, to Willows care home,” said Canford Healthcare chief operating officer Laird MacKay (pictured left, with Javid).
“They were interested to hear about the experiences of the pandemic, the challenges that we faced, and the support that we feel is needed within the sector moving forward. We have wonderful staff at the home who talked with pride about the care they provide and the opportunities that there are to create a career within the sector,” he added.
The Willows care home visit is part of Javid's week-long national Road to Recovery tour focusing on Covid-19 recovery, tackling the backlog of people waiting for treatment, social care reform, integration and reducing health inequalities.
The visit follows the publication last week of the government’s new Integration White Paper, setting out plans to bring the NHS and local government closer together to improve care and ensure greater value for money.
“Joined up health and care systems which work together through shared records, earlier intervention and greater transparency will help deliver a world leading system. This will include using modern technology to monitor seizures, breathing and falls, for example,” said a Department of Health and Social Care spokesman.
“It will mean people receiving the right support in the right place at the right time and follows the publication of a ten-year vision to reform adult social care, backed by an extra £5.4 billion,” he added.
