Care England Daily Press Round-Up
Prof Martin Green OBE, CEO, Care England: ‘Social care has a clearer destination. Now we need the route’
"The Prime Minister may now have given us more clarity about the destination. Casey's challenge is increasingly to design a manageable route to it."
UK's Burnham pledges to fight next election on social care reform
LIVERPOOL, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged on Sunday to present his proposal to tackle Britain's social care crisis at the next national election, saying it would be free at the point of use, with the cost spread across the population.
'Broken social care will in the end break the NHS,' says Burnham
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has proposed a national care service, free at the point of use, to tackle England's "threadbare" social care services.
In an interview with BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, the prime minister said "broken social care will in the end break the NHS" and that he would not look in the other direction.
Social care reform could mean big risks and big rewards for Burnham
The state of the social care system in England is a topic that's made Andy Burnham angry for decades.
‘Rip the plaster off’: Andy Burnham sets out vision for universal free social care
Andy Burnham has said that he is going to “rip the plaster off” to fix the broken social care system, as he set out a vision for a universal service that would be free at the point of use for everybody in England.
The prime minister said the new NHS-style social care service would be funded by “everybody” but did not give further details of how his radical long-term plan would be paid for.
Burnham urged to fund social care by scrapping triple lock
Andy Burnham has been told by senior Labour figures to fund free social care by scrapping the triple lock.
MPs have urged the Prime Minister to cut spending on pensioners at the next election to fund a multibillion-pound plan for elderly care.
OPINION: The Prime Minister will have to steel himself if he is to deliver social care reform
The Prime Minister’s pledge to fix social care is to be welcomed. The fact that Andy Burnham has mentioned reform on numerous occasions, including promising to set a “broad direction” of his social care plans in his Labour Party conference speech in Liverpool on Tuesday, is reassuring.
OPINION: A ‘vision’ on care is not enough, Mr Burnham
Andy Burnham is right – social care is broken. But after years of talk, the public needs to know what he plans to do and who will pay.
OPINION: Burnham delays social care reform this parliament
The Labour Party conference gets underway in Liverpool today, with Andy Burnham giving his big sit-down interview to Laura Kuenssberg of the BBC. The key exchange focused on social care: a topic about which the Prime Minister has spoken constantly in recent weeks. His father, Roy, died a fortnight ago, suffering from Alzheimer’s, and Burnham spoke with feeling about his own family’s personal struggles with care. His criticisms of the existing system will strike a chord with many. ‘Social cost in England is as unfair as healthcare cost in America,’ he said. ‘There is a cost, people are paying care charges now.’
Mahmood signals rethink on migrants' right to remain
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has signalled she is willing to rethink plans to make it harder for foreign workers to claim permanent residence in the UK. The home secretary has been under pressure to water down the proposals from a significant number of Labour MPs, including Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, and trade unions.
BBC News
Public Panel Launched on Social Care Reform
Members of the public across England are being invited to play a direct role in shaping the future of adult social care, as Baroness Louise Casey’s Independent Commission on Adult Social Care launches its Public Panel on Care.
Care Providers Urged to Review Right-to-Work Processes
Care providers are being urged to review how they hire workers and use contractors ahead of major changes to right-to-work rules coming into force on the 1st of October 2026.
Dozens of jobseekers take first step towards care career
The programme proved very popular, with dozens of people completing the sessions and some now signed up to progress onto a Level 2 qualification.
Government and Stakeholder Updates
Failing us all: England’s social care charging system is broken
England's social care charging system is unfair, expensive to use and does little to protect the economically insecure. New analysis shows why.
NHS to expand ‘life-saving’ Martha’s Rule to all A&Es
The initiative will see patients, loved ones and staff in busy emergency departments able to call a dedicated Martha’s Rule phone number to trigger an urgent review if a patient’s condition is deteriorating and they are concerned this is not being listened to.
Supporting young apprentices to thrive in adult social care
Hear from St Monica Trust about how they've supported young apprentices to get started with a career in social care.
LGA: Growth won’t happen on broken foundations – fix council finances and deliver real devolution at pace
Ambitions to rewire the state and boost good growth across the country will only succeed if the Government confronts the financial crisis facing councils and local services and turbo-charges genuine English devolution, the Local Government Association (LGA) says today.