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Swot Analysis For Health And Social Care

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We have a system that we use to calculate and justify our charges. This includes taking into consideration: a) Lancashire County Council’s set hourly rate that they pay us when allocating service users to our care. This is non-negotiable and does not vary. This has recently been increased for the first time in five years from £11.96 per hour, to £12.17 per hour. b) Referrals given to us by the NHS that are allocated to us at £12.50 per hour. c) Private referrals in which the individual pays for their own package of care are charged to them at £13.86 per hour. When calculating how much it costs to provide our services we take into account overheads as follows:
• Cost of insurance such as Employer’s Liability Insurance and Public Indemnity Insurance, insuring the offices, insuring company vehicles. Cost of fees for running the office e.g. cost of managers wages, …show more content…

This is based on the National Minimum Wage for 80% of the company. The rate of pay for the support workers increases by 10p per hour when they have completed their Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care. Cost of fuel paid to support workers. The Government pays 30p per mile, we pay a further 15p per mile on top of this. On call service. This is the out of hours support that is given by management to support workers and service users when the office is closed. This costs the company £90 per week. Cost of company uniforms allocated to support workers. These uniforms cost an average of £24 each, each support workers has two, and they are replaced as and when the support worker needs new one issued. Cost of Healthcare Cash Plan system. This is a company benefit given to support workers who have worked for the company for 12 months. It is a scheme which contributes towards their eye tests, dental treatments, counseling, physiotherapy etc. This costs the company £130 per month. The company also subscribes to a system which provides legal advice for Employment

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