Prime Minister Andy Burnham will address a care home on Wednesday, July 29, to announce a cross-party initiative to overhaul the social care system. He will call for political cooperation to address long-standing failures, inviting opposition leaders Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey to discuss urgent reforms. Burnham emphasized the need to prioritize problem-solving over partisan disputes, citing the human and financial costs of delayed action. The Health and Social Care Secretary, Baroness Louise Casey, will launch the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care and a public consultation platform, the Big Conversation on Care, to gather input from citizens. Casey highlighted the necessity of systemic change, stressing that current reforms must address inequities and unsustainable pressures on families and the NHS. The initiative aims to establish a National Care Service through collaborative policymaking.
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