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15 July 2010
Speaking in Parliament yesterday the Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley) announced that he has laid before Parliament the Government's response to the Health Select Committee's report on social care.
He also reaffirmed coalition commitment to:
"establish a commission on long-term care, to report within a year. The commission will consider a range of ideas, including both a voluntary insurance scheme to protect the assets of those who go into residential care, and a partnership scheme as proposed by Derek Wanless".
The Government intends to publish a 'vision for adult social care', including the key next steps on personalisation later this year.
In addition, it intends to reform the law underpinning adult social care by creating a single modern statute, aimed at helping disabled people, older people and carers to understand whether services can or should be provided.
“We will bring together the conclusions of the Law Commission and the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support, with our vision, into a White Paper in 2011, with legislation following to establish a sustainable legal and financial framework for adult social care in this Parliament.”
DA believes that the Government must work in genuine partnership with disability organisations and examine the full impact of any reform of social care. For a more detailed statement of what we want see our response to Shaping the Future of Care Together: the Department of Health Green Paper on adult social care reform in England at www.disabilityalliance.org/r64.htm
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