New UK leader Burnham vows to fix a ‘broken’ social care system
Summary
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised to fix England’s social care system, which he called “broken” and unfair, especially to vulnerable people. He plans to create a new national care service alongside the National Health Service to provide better and fairer care.Key Facts
- Andy Burnham became the UK Prime Minister last week.
- He described the current social care system as overstretched and unfair.
- Burnham wants to work with other parties to form a national care service.
- The national care service would complement the taxpayer-funded National Health Service.
- Social care issues affect people due to age, illness, or disability in an aging population.
- Burnham admitted past politicians, including himself, have failed to solve this.
- Louise Casey, a social welfare expert, will lead a public consultation called the “Big Conversation.”
- Burnham said fixing social care is personal for him as his father has Alzheimer’s disease.
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