Workers face new 1.8% tax as Burnham grapples with social care system
MILLIONS of workers are at risk of being hit with a new tax on income to fund social care under plans being considered by Andy Burnham. Civil servants have put forward proposals that would see workers contribute to a privately managed fund to pay for their care in later life. The plans have been drawn...
Social care reform in England: how could we pay to fix a ‘broken system’?
Many across the political spectrum agree the system needs fixing – but there is no consensus on how to fund reform
The prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said the adult social care system in England is broken and needs fixing. This is a view commonly shared by policymakers across the political spectrum, though there are
UK PM Burnham pledges to reform social care system
One week after taking office, Andy Burnham vowed to overhaul the UK's social care system, which is largely privatised, to ease pressure on the National Health Service, which struggles to discharge patients with no social care in place.
UK PM Burnham vows to reform social care system
LONDON - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham vowed in an interview aired on July 27 to overhaul the country’s social care system to ease pressure on the beleaguered National Health Service.Unlike the publicly funded NHS, which is struggling with long waiting lists and stretched resources, social care for elderly and di
Scottish government to cover cost of social care workers' background checks
THE Scottish government will cover the cost of disclosure checks for social care workers from August in a bid to tackle labour shortages in the sector.
It will pick up the cost of Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Disclosure Scotland background checks, which range from £18 to £59, for adult social care workers in comm
