‘Momentum for social care reform risks being lost amid Government delays’

Aine Fox - The Independent

Momentum for reform social care in England after the sector suffered during the pandemic risks being lost due to Government delays, a new report has warned.

Now is a “pivotal moment in the history of the care system”, a health think tank said as it laid out the issues faced amid the outbreak and spread of coronavirus and what lessons must be learned.

The Nuffield Trust said the pandemic had shown up the “underlying fragilities” in the social care system and “forced this issue to a point where it is impossible to ignore”, as it insisted there is a “huge amount of learning” that must be understood and harnessed.