A National Care Service needs more than a great speech 1 comment
A National Care Service needs more than a great speech Part of our ongoing coverage of the Casey Commission – see the full timeline. Andy Burnham’s pledge of a National [...]
Inquiry into Children’s Social Care 1 comment
The House of Lords Public Services Committee has launched an inquiry into children’s social care This is the system of support that children, young people and their families receive from [...]
Social care lottery 2 comments
Postcode lottery in social care: new research shows huge gaps across England Part of our ongoing coverage of the Casey Commission — see the full timeline. New analysis from the [...]
The Casey Commission: full coverage of adult social care reform Comments disabled
The Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey, was launched in January 2025 to recommend how England’s adult social care system should be reformed. Its work [...]
A Moment of Reckoning 1 comment
Adult social care faces a “moment of reckoning”, says Baroness Casey Update August 2026 The Big Conversation on Care launched on 29 July and is open now at caseycommission.co.uk/bigconversation (external [...]
Steering social care into safer waters 2 comments
Safer waters for social care? Part of our ongoing coverage of the Casey Commission – see the full timeline. I’m sensing a tiny spark of optimism that the new Prime [...]
No second chances 1 comment
End of Life Care: No Second Chances Many of us will face the moment when someone we love needs end of life care, whether in a care home, at home [...]
ADASS Spring Survey 0 comments
ADASS warns social care is reaching a tipping point Part of our ongoing coverage of the Casey Commission – see the full timeline. New survey highlights rising waits, growing mental [...]
Care Where We Live 1 comment
Local councils must be at the heart of adult social care reform, says LGA Part of our ongoing coverage of the Casey Commission – see the full timeline. A major [...]