Fiona Murphy asks industry commentators what they lobbied for in the long-term care consultation and for an update on the passage of the Care Bill.
The question of long-term care funding may more or less be stuck in limbo until the Care Bill has passed, but that does not mean the industry has stopped lobbying or talking about how the reforms can best be implemented. The Care Bill has finally reached the House of Commons for its first reading. Meanwhile, interested parties responded to a government consultation, entitled Caring for our future: consultation on reforming what and how people pay for their care and support. So what do campaigners, providers and interested parties want to see in the final Care Bill and what did they ad...
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