Breakfast discussion with the Prime Minister on the future of care and support
Event highlights
Prime Minister Gordon Brown came to The King’s Fund on 12 May 2008 to launch a nationwide government consultation on how adult social care should be funded.
He announced that the six-month consultation would address the challenges of affordability, personalisation and how to promote better collaboration between health and social care services. He said he wanted care to be more responsive to demands for independence, making it easier for people to stay in their own homes.
He was joined by Ivan Lewis MP, Health Minister with responsibility for social care, who said the government would publish a Green Paper based on the results of this consultation early in 2009. The King's Fund Chief Executive Niall Dickson also spoke to the audience of charity leaders, health and social care professionals, trade union representatives and the media.
The Prime Minister's speech on funding care and support
Watch Gordon Brown's presentation on the future of care and support