To see increased investment and funding to Health and Social Care, that this funding is protected and we ask that alternative means of realising this investment are more fully explored by the UK Treasury.
That planning, decision-making and funding of health and social care is carried out strategically, with the benefit of the system as a whole being the core driver, rather than cost and savings.
Closer working between the health and social care sector.
The Covid-19 pandemic laid bare the years of underfunding and unaddressed structural fragilities in the care system. There are failings across UK care homes, long waiting lists, staff shortages and poor pay and conditions. It is clear how urgent the need is to fix our broken social care system.
The previous Government’s Social Care White Paper intended to bring in new reforms, but now given they have been scrapped, issues in the system remain. Since coming into Parliament, the Labour party have made a small number of pledges for social care, including the introduction of a National Care Service, a fair pay agreement, promises of a ‘home first’ ethos of care and partnership working between the NHS and local authorities on hospital discharge.
Key Cities wishes to be a part of the shaping of new social care reforms, with particular emphasis on seeing increased investment, better strategic planning of services and closer working between the health and social care sector.
Key Cities Secretariat
Salford City Council
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford M27 5FJ
