Why we don’t know how much a ‘National Care Service’ could cost UK Politics Health secretary Wes Streeting has unveiled the government’s latest move towards reform of the UK’s social care system. Taking the form of an independent commission into the issue, led by Baroness Louise Casey, the review – reporting in 2026 and 2028 – will aim to build “cross-party consensus” for the creation of a new National [...]
Think care home fees are high? Just wait for Labour’s Budget to set in Opinion Care home fees are already alarmingly high, but Labour's Budget is likely to see them climb even higher, writes Lisa Morgan.
Four Seasons: Care home operator up for sale following company slim down property Care home operator Four Seasons, which once ranked among the largest in the UK, has been put up for sale in a move expected to fetch about £300m.
Will it work? Paying carers more to solve the social care crisis May 9, 2024 The Lib Dems have proposed a package of five measures to tackle the social care crisis. Sam Fowles look at whether it will actually work.