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A supported, happier workforce will revitalise quality of care, says Councillor<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Social services are set to improve in Cardiff as a result of the merging of two social care training teams into one unit. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On 12 October, Cardiff council agreed to merge teams from Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan as part of the partnership and collaboration approach encouraged by the Welsh government to make services better. <\/span><\/p>\n

The unit will offer courses and increased support to the whole social care workforce in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Guardian survey last year showed that 82% of social workers in Wales said they needed to pay more attention to their own well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sue Cooper, corporate director of social services and wellbeing at Bridgend county borough council, told the Guardian that the biggest issue for retaining staff is a lack of support. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The biggest issue [for retaining staff] is the supervision they\u2019ve had and the workload, the caseloads they have. <\/span>That\u2019s the key thing, I think, that will make a social worker feel stressed and that they want to leave,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Councillor Mary McGarry, a key figure in developing the plans, believes the new social care training unit will provide a more effective, skilled and happier workforce. She said: \u201cIt will have a huge affect on the people that need their care.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

As chair of the Community and Adult Services Audit Committee, McGarry admitted there has been a problem with recruitment and retention across the social care spectrum, but maintains the merged unit will be part of a \u201ccure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She added: \u201cThe region has a highly diverse population, distinctively rural and intensively urban and it has an increasing need for social care. The needs of vulnerable people vary so much. That is why we need a really effective training unit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The unit is set to be operational by April 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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