The scandal of the care workers who don’t receive the minimum wage
There’s been a great deal of focus on the Minimum Wage recently. Labour pledged an £8 an hour…
Social Care
Labour announce care sector reforms as report estimates thousands not paid minimum wage
Labour are responding to an independent report on the care work industry with a raft of new proposals,…
Miliband announces “GP guarantee” – and confirms plans to integrate health and social care
Speaking this evening in Manchester, Ed Miliband will unveil a new “GP guarantee”, designed to improve services for patients, ease the…
Why don’t we value the people who care for a living?
I watched last night’s Panorama. Like most people who watched, I was horrified – but sadly I wasn’t…
The Cost of Ageing: Why Labour should integrate health and social care
We face a challenging future with an increasing population and one that is ageing rapidly. Statistics show that…
Labour launches review on exploitation in the care sector
To little fanfare and even less media coverage, the party has launched a review into exploitation in the…
As Government care plans unravel, does Andy Burnham need to ‘shout louder’?
Last month’s pre-reshuffle rumours were dominated by stories of Andy Burnham being moved from his role as Shadow…
A grotesque injustice
2016. The new partnership on paying for long term care, based on the all-party consensus on the Dilnot…
Why do people hate politics? Today provides two golden examples
Politics and politicians have never been popular, nor are they destined to be any time in the immediate…
How we can learn from Shirley – and save untold sums in our health and social care system
Shirley was an elderly person who lived in Barnsley and had significant health and social care needs. Local…
