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Boris Johnson must ‘get social care done’ in 2021 after Brexit deal goes through

Leaders People by Sarah Clarke on January 6, 2021

The Prime Minister has been urged to make social care reform an urgent priority this year, now that a Brexit deal has been made.

Care leaders set out five reforms for reinventing the sector

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on November 13, 2020

The Board of directors at the Surrey Care Association want to improve social care's funding, efficiency, working conditions and public image.

Care should be kept local in any potential reform, councils argue

Reports Research by Sarah Clarke on September 24, 2020

The County Council Network argues against a National Care Service, insisting that councils have delivered quality services despite funding challenges.

Keir Starmer vows to hold government to promise on social care reform after ‘decade of drift’

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 22, 2020

The Labour party leader described social care system in Britain is a “disgrace to a rich nation”, and blamed the Conservative party for its “abandonment”.

Leaders voice anger over further social care reform delay

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 17, 2020

Lord Bethell, a health minister in the House of Lords, said he could not commit to a plan for social care reform before the end of 2020.

PANEL DEBATE: What are the most important priorities for social care reform?

Uncategorized by Sarah Clarke on September 2, 2020

Members of the Working Group of the APPG on Adult Social Care discuss what they believe are the most important reforms that will help build a sustainable social care system.

Failures to reform social care results in ‘lost decade’, report warns

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on August 10, 2020

A team of researchers say that the social care crisis is the result of various governments failing to act on alarms raised in 2010.

Councils warn against potential NHS, social care merger

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on July 30, 2020

Councils argue that their "strong links" with communities and providers could be lost if social care is centrally controlled by the NHS.

Government denies plans for NHS takeover of social care

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on July 28, 2020

The Department of Health and Social Care said the claims that social care could be brought under the control of the NHS hold "no foundation".

‘Radical rethink’ of social care needed, one year on from PM’s pledge to fix it

Leaders People by Sarah Clarke on July 28, 2020

A coalition of councils, social care organisations and charities says social care reform should be guided by lessons learned from COVID-19.

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