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PM Pledges to End “Decades of Political Drift” on Social Care

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to fix England’s broken social care system, announcing an accelerated timetable for the National Care Service commission and a new cross-party push…

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Inequities Shape Social Care Experiences Research Reveals

As the government shapes the future of adult social care through the Casey Commission and plans for a National Care Service, new research has highlighted stark inequalities in the way people access and navigate the care system.

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Care About Care Launches New Campaign Tools to Hold New Prime Minister To Account

The Care About Care campaign, run by the grassroots coalition Providers Unite, has launched two new campaign tools today to help maintain political pressure on new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, to honour his promises to reform social care.

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New PM Signals Tax Rises May Be Needed To Fund National Care Service

Andy Burnham has used his first days in Downing Street to reopen the debate over how a national care service for England should be funded, suggesting that tax increases may be unavoidable if the government is to deliver a system that matches the ambitions long championed by care sector campaigners.

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Covid Inquiry: Care Sector Left to Fend for Itself as £10bn PPE Bill Laid Bare

A damning report from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has revealed that nearly £10 billion of public money was squandered on personal protective equipment during the pandemic…

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CQC Finds Too Much Variation In People’s Experiences Of Adult Social Care In National Assessment Programme

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published a report titled Local Authority Assessments 2023–2026: Emerging Themes and Findings drawing together findings from the first-ever national programme…

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Baroness Casey Warns Social Care Reform Will Fail Without Public Consent

Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock used a major speech to local government leaders to warn that we must resist the temptation to attempt major reform of adult social care…

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Prime Minister Will Have ‘No Excuse’ Not to Start Fixing Social Care Before General Election, MPs Say

The Health and Social Care Committee has urged the next Prime Minister to confirm that full proposals to fix adult social care should be published before 2028…

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Care Campaign Urges Andy Burnham MP to Make Social Care the First Test of His Leadership

An open letter from the Care About Care campaign – run by the grassroots coalition Providers Unite and backed by more than 4,000 people who work in, draw on or value care services…

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Government Sets Out Progress on Adult Social Care Reform Recommendations

The Government has outlined a series of measures aimed at strengthening adult social care in England, following recommendations made by the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care led by Baroness Louise Casey.

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