It was this lack of respect and recognition, that was the inspiration and catalyst for Featherstone to research and ultimately set up a stand alone professional body for the care working vocation.
[2] It questions the commissioning arrangements for care, which lead to poor conditions of employment.
[4] In 2022 the Institute of Health and Social Care Management supported the campaign, but on a voluntary registration basis.
[5] It hopes to launch and host a voluntary register as a pilot project by mid 2023, the purposes of which are to gather evidence to support the need for a mandatory register in England Its current CEO is Liz Blacklock, a registered nurse, and the managing director of a domiciliary care business in Hampshire.
The work of the association is supported in Westminster by Christina Rees MP, and by the Lord Turnberg.