We Care For England-Care England Launches “Vision”

Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:

“Successive governments have promised social care reform but have not delivered. We Care For England represents the foundation for a long-term and sustainable future for adult social care that will be to the benefit of all citizens and the economy. The vision calls on the Government to deliver a new system of support in which health and social care systems act in a coordinated fashion focused around the person and are financed adequately and appropriately.”

The vision is premised around five key themes, each of which presents a key ask of government:

1. Sustainability – Care England agrees with the Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee’s call for £7bn annual increase in social care funding as a starting point for reform.
2. Meaningful life – Quality service provision must be enabled so that people in need live with comfort, dignity and choice.
3. People – The sector requires a ten-year workforce plan, akin to that of the NHS, where career progression, pay and rewards are identified.
4. Integration – Bridging the gap between health and social care stretches beyond funding integration, but also encompasses reforming commissioning practice, data and information practice and service delivery.
5. Innovation and investment – Providers need certainty about funding to invest in wider community development. This investment must be for providers of both state-funded and privately financed care.