The astonishing cognitive dissonance of a health secretary who insists he'll save the NHS - yet kicks the social care crisis into touch until 2028.
1 in 8 medically fit NHS patients cannot leave hospital for lack of social care.
Of course A&E is overwhelmed 🤷♀️
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/05/ambulance-handover-delays-may-harm-1000-patients-day-england
1 in 8 medically fit NHS patients cannot leave hospital for lack of social care.
Of course A&E is overwhelmed 🤷♀️
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/05/ambulance-handover-delays-may-harm-1000-patients-day-england
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Thousands more disabled people to receive home adaptations as government improves technology and data sharing between NHS and social care
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-reforms-and-independent-commission-to-transform-social-care
See also staffing, facilities, IT, service continuity.
The complexity overwhelms such lightweights as Streeting, so he finds bad options instead.
https://goodlawproject.org/how-private-health-has-invested-in-wes-streeting/
They use #OurNHS as a"cash-cow"to subsidise the failure of Government, failure of #Councils & to fund #PrivateVultures!
I don't see why they can't add one of these next-door (or near) to some of the big hospitals. Would save money *and* free up space in the main hospital for more patients.
#UKpolitics
Tory & Labour governments have both failed to address the social care crisis for over 3 decades. But Labour now has a massive majority. That's the time to be politically brave - as @soniasodha.bsky.social argues here:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/05/labour-had-plenty-of-time-to-ponder-social-care-now-it-has-a-chance-to-deliver
Whereas in reality spending on social care, if done properly, could save money elsewhere.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-reforms-and-independent-commission-to-transform-social-care
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-6-billion-social-care-free-everyone-341844