Hope at last for social care reform?

Andy Burnham’s first speech to the Labour Party Conference as Prime Minister set out his ambition to build a National Care Service based on universal principles where everyone contributes and everyone benefits.

Dr Melanie Henwood, IPC Visiting Research Fellow, considers what this might look like and whether there is finally hope for lasting and meaningful reform of adult social care. The views expressed in this blog are the author’s.

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