Adult social care

'Overall we welcome the historic levels of investment in both the NHS and social care announced today and the fact the government has finally grasped the nettle of social care reform. However, a large dose of realism is needed in terms of what this money will be able to deliver and how fast,' says Richard Murray, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund.

‘These are important reforms that could be undermined by controversial plans for greater ministerial interference in the day-to-day running of the NHS,' says Richard Murray, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, commenting on the Health and Care Bill.

'The Queen’s Speech once again stops short of a meaningful commitment to reform England’s broken social care system,' says Chief Executive of The King's Fund, Richard Murray.

New figures reveal the dire state of England's social care sector before the pandemic, with more people requesting support but fewer getting the help they needed.