In-depth insights into the functionality and scope of service robotics in social care
Expert views on the strategic application of service robotics
Detailed analysis of successful applications of service robotics in social care
Identification of potential challenges and strategies to overcome them
Policymakers have often treated social care as a direct extension of healthcare, downplaying the differences in how they’re delivered. While healthcare is funded by the central government, social care remains the responsibility of local authorities. This has contributed to structural inefficiencies, which, in a climate of budgetary restrictions, have led to an estimated funding gap of £10 billion (and growing) in social care in 2023/24.
With an additional £7 billion of funding needed in adult social care every year to offset the rise in population, increase staff pay, and provide additional services, experts agree that automation and service robotics are the only sensible solutions to closing the widening funding gap.
“Social care remains the Achilles’ heel. It has been consistently underfunded, neglected and unloved by politicians over many years, and the extra funding announced is clearly inadequate." - Niall Dickson, Chief Executive, NHS Confederation
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With GenieConnect® — developed by Service Robotics Ltd, a Bristol-based home robotics pioneer — health and social care providers are discovering new ways to deliver light-touch, remote, residential, and domiciliary care solutions that bridge the gap between resources and demand, improving operational and financial performance while delivering high-quality care.