‘No one is in charge’: social care system in England in chaos, Louise Casey to say
Summary
Louise Casey is expected to say that social care in England has developed into a fragmented system with inconsistent standards and no clear national oversight. She is preparing proposals for a major review and will call for a new settlement for care, while pointing to failures exposed during the Covid-19 pandemic.Key Facts
- Casey says people’s access to care, assessment processes and waiting times vary by location.
- She says England lacks clear stewardship of social care, making it harder to improve services and put policy into practice.
- The prime minister has accelerated the Casey review, with completion expected next year.
- The article says the prime minister plans to use savings from scrapping the state pension triple lock to invest in a care service based on Scotland’s free personal care approach.
- Casey has agreed with findings from the Covid-19 inquiry that care homes were not adequately protected during the pandemic.
- More than 43,000 people died from Covid-19 in UK care homes between March 2020 and July 2022.
- Research by the Nuffield Trust and the Institute for Government found that unclear responsibilities can slow policy change and warned against restructuring without a clear purpose.
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