Over 40 representatives of leading charities, care homes and housing providers are urging the government to honour its commitment to reform the social care system, and to act now.
In a letter to The Guardian, the directors, chief executives and chairs of some of the country’s most prominent organisations, have called for an end to ‘the crisis in our social care system’ saying the millions of individuals and families they represent ‘cannot wait any longer’.
A White Paper on social care reform is due to be published this spring following the Caring for our Futures public consultation, which ended in December last year.
The organisations are asking the government to introduce legal reforms needed to give everyone confidence they will have access to quality care, when they need it, wherever they liveand to provide additional funding.
In response, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow said: "We have to get this right, that is why we have been engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, people who use services and carers on the priorities for social care reform.
"We will publish our white paper on care and support and a progress report on funding reform in the spring."
See full letter and signatories here.
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