Burnham's first 100 days: what do they mean for health and social care?
By Lee Peart 27 October 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first 100 days have produced mixed results for health and social care.
Continuing healthcare a test of Government's ambition to fix social care, say charities
By Lee Peart 21 October 2026
A petition from 14 health and care charities has said improving access to NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) funding is an urgent test of the Government’s ambition to fix care.
Next steps for National Care Service published in Wales
By Lee Peart 21 October 2026
A National Care Service Programme setting out how the Welsh Government will aim to create a more consistent and sustainable care system has been published.
Call to eliminate social care postcode lottery
By Lee Peart 12 October 2026
The King’s Fund has called for an ‘equal access’ national assessment to eliminate the social care postcode lottery.
Dementia to be one of first priorities of Health Data Research Service
By Lee Peart 12 October 2026
Dementia will be one of the first priorities for the new Health Data Research Service (HDRS), a flagship commitment of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan and Life Sciences Sector Plan, Prime Mini...
Three steps to healthier long life
01 October 2026
Eilert Hinrichs, partner at LEK Consulting, outlines three ways healthcare must adapt as people live longer
BREAKING NEWS: Burnham promises to build a National Care Service
By Lee Peart 29 September 2026
Prime Minister has pledged to build a free at the point of need, National Care Service.
Burnham to develop clear plan for National Care Service
By Lee Peart 28 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to set out a clear plan for a National Care Service that will be put to the public at the next General Election.
Domestic recruitment and retention challenges persist in adult social care
By Liz Wells 14 October 2025
The adult social care sector in England continued to grow in 2024/25, but challenges in domestic recruitment and workforce sustainability remain, a new report reveals.
Why councils are crucial to a National Care Service
11 March 2025
Councils must remain central to the creation of social care reform, writes Gavin Edwards, head of social care at Unison
Scotland scraps core element of National Care Service
By Lee Peart 24 January 2025
The Scottish Government has scrapped plans to deliver structural social care reform through a National Care Service.
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