The Lib Dem manifesto addresses many of the key areas in social care that need reform. But it doesn’t say how the party would pay for them.
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Ever since the welfare state was established in 1948, Britain’s elected leaders have grappled with how to pay for and deliver social care.
An independent report details ‘shocking’ Home Office mishandling of the visas.
The most vulnerable citizens will pay a heavy price.
The NHS, like many other health systems, is still dealing with the effects of COVID-19 but the challenges it faces predate the pandemic.
The social care sector has been struggling for years, and relying on migrant workers to support it.
Recruiting volunteers in social care is no easy fix for the struggles of the sector.
Prioritising economic growth without a plan to curb exploitative business practices is not a solution. The UK needs a return to the forward-thinking social reforms of 1945.
Singing, as a communal exercise, can break down social barriers, reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
The problems facing the NHS have been years in the making: a result of poor decision-making, lack of political consensus and chronic underinvestment.
COVID and the cost of living crisis are exacerbating the struggles informal carers face. Their labour deserves recognition.
Ambulance services are facing unfair criticism for a situation which is not of their making. The workforce is in crisis, with system-wide pressures seriously hampering their ability to do their jobs.
Care workers in England have faced impossible pressures during lockdown. The government needs to ensure better pay and working conditions.
Without funding and thorough resources, reforms to our mental health care system will not be effective.
Experts on poverty in Britain explain how destitution affects different groups of people and aspects of life.
A new health and social care levy will be introduced in the upcoming tax year. Here’s how it will hit your payslip.
Care workers, care recipients, think tanks and parliament itself agree that social care reform is urgently needed. But this plan’s lack of detail and insufficient funding suggest that it a ways off.
Social care has long been the healthcare system’s poor cousin. Will the UK government’s new plans to reform the system succeed where others have not?
Teenagers transitioning from long-term care to independent adulthood need to be looked after. Their health, wellbeing, education and their safety are at risk
Boris Johnson is raising national insurance for employees and employers to help pay for the NHS and social care.
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Professor of Health and Social Care, University of Birmingham
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
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