A senior government figure has announced plans to overhaul England’s social care system with a new NHS-style service that would be free at the point of use for all. The proposal, which aims to address long-standing funding and accessibility issues, would require contributions from the general public but lacks immediate details on financing. Described as a "radical long-term plan," the initiative signals a major shift in how social care could be delivered. Critics and policymakers will likely scrutinize both the vision and the financial sustainability of the proposal.
PM says he will put proposals for NHS-style service funded by everybody into Labour’s next general election manifestoUK politics live – latest updatesAndy 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. Continue reading...
