This morning Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS in England was published. The
report makes shocking, but sadly not surprising reading.
Our CEO, Vic Rayner OBE, said: “As Lord Darzi has highlighted, it will be impossible to fix the
broken NHS without high quality social care. He rightly points out that social care “is a vital
service in its own right, helping people with disabilities, and all of us we age, to lead full and
independent lives for as long as possible” but this value has simply not been recognised, nor
has it been invested in.
“Without high quality adult social care, it will be impossible to sustain economic growth,
tackle inequalities or deal with wider issues in public services – and ultimately, enable
people to live their lives to the full.
“We now need to see positive action on adult social care. In the past few days we have
heard some welcome statements from the government about the need to grapple with the
immediate challenges as well as the long-term ones. There is time, political capital, and the
expertise of a united social care sector to make this happen. We urge the government to
chart a course with adult social care at its centre and we stand ready to help transform adult
social care for the millions who work in it and most vitally, draw upon it.”
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