‘The can, yet again, has been kicked down the road,’ says head of one charity as sector airs its frustration
Martin Green, the chief executive of Care England, which represents independent social care providers, said:This is a missed opportunity. Without the much needed, not to mention heralded, reform it is questionable as to how much longer the sector can be expected to limp onMike Padgham, the chair of the Independent Care Group, said: “Yes, social care was mentioned in the Queen’s speech but in reality, the government was just paying lip service to the reform that is now so long overdue.
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