Handing budgets to the NHS will not save social care from collapse | Bob Hudson

Social care is failing, but as well as proper funding, it desperately needs a new visionThe social care rumour mill is in overdrive. Despite the prime minister assuring the nation that he had a “clear plan”, the sector is now the subject of multiple proposals. While most concentrate on finding a solution to funding long-term care, there are also some fundamental suggestions around service structure and delivery. The most notable of these is that responsibility for social care could b