Social care reform: why Boris Johnson’s plan won’t fix the crisis – expert view
- Written by Catherine Needham, Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, University of Birmingham
PA Images /Alamy Boris Johnson has unveiled plans for a £12 billion-a-year tax rise from April 2022, to fund social care reform in England and to tackle the NHS’s COVID-induced backlog of cases.
Demand for care - from short-term needs to long-term support – is rising and levels of unmet need are soaring. Social care needs urgent...