Plea to PM over care crisis
A group of 78 charities and campaign groups have told the Prime Minister in an open letter to the Daily Mail that a postcode lottery of access to care is leaving many elderly people in "quiet desperation".
A group of 78 charities and campaign groups have told the Prime Minister in an open letter to the Daily Mail that a postcode lottery of access to care is leaving many elderly people in "quiet desperation".
A Department of Health spokesman said:
We absolutely agree that the social care system is in need of reform.
We have worked with people, including care providers and charities, to see what changes they want made in care and support.
Their feedback - more than 600 formal responses - has shaped the forthcoming White Paper. This will make sure we create a sustainable system that will mean people and their carers get the quality of care they want.
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