27-07-2020 01:01 via theguardian.com

England's social care plans 'need timetable and to be a radical rethink'

Councils and charities say overhaul promised by PM must be far broader than just funding changesMinisters must publish a timetable for changes to social care before parliament returns in September and that their plans must envision a “radical rethink”, a coalition of councils and charities is demanding.Any overhauled system for England must acknowledge “the importance of social care’s local dimension”, the coalition says in a clear warning against a centralised nati
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