Dr Jane Townson is CEO of the Homecare Association, the professional association representing and supporting providers of care in people’s own homes. She has extensive experience in the health, social care, and technology industries, and works to ensure that homecare is valued so that everyone can live well at home and flourish within their communities.
In this episode of Voices of Care, Dr Jane Townson talks to our host, Suhail Mirza, alongside Mark Story, Newcross Healthcare’s Head of Learning Innovation, about the importance of care at home, offering excellent training and development opportunities to healthcare professionals, and tackling funding issues within the sector.
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Chapters:
00:00 Welcome
01:05 Workforce crisis
02:12 Homecare
04:11 Pay & funding
09:47 Learning
15:38 Flexibility
18:19 Apprenticeships
21:18 Technology
23:01 Cost of care
25:00 Homecare recognition
28:26 Healthcare education
30:43 Outro
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