Care Sector Insight (05.07.2024)

A Message from our CEO

Labour government has won a landslide victory in the general election, and this victory was bought on an agenda of change.
 
Care England stands ready to work with the new government to change social care perceptions and establish our sector as a valuable part of national infrastructure. We will contact the new ministerial team when they are announced and look forward to working collaboratively and proactively to showcase the fantastic things that social care is doing for local people and local economies.

Today marks a moment  of change, and Care England and the care sector are ready to embrace it.

Professor Martin Green OBE,
Chief Executive, Care England

Policy Highlights

A Fresh Start and a New Narrative
Today, it has been confirmed that Labour won yesterday’s general election with a convincing majority. Sir Keir Starmer, MP for Holborn and St Pancras will become the new British Prime Minister. During the election campaign, Labour committed to undertaking a programme of reform to create a National Care Service, establish a Fair Pay Agreement for care workers and enshrine a ‘home first’ principle to health and social care. In response to the general election results, Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England says:
 
“With a new Government comes a fresh start, and the opportunity for a new narrative around adult social care. Care England welcomes Sir Keir Starmer to his role as Prime Minister and wishes him every success in bringing about the sustainable future for our sector that we all so desperately want to see.
 
“Our adult social care system is a vital part of our national infrastructure. It supports people to confidently and independently to live the lives they choose and plays a key role in supporting our health system and wider economy. After the failure of successive governments to ‘fix social care once and for all’, the new administration must invest in and reform our sector as an urgent priority.
 
“There are practical measures the new Government must implement within its first 100 days to secure a sustainable future for our sector. Care England would urge them to lose no time and stands ready to continue our role as a critical friend to Government.”
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