Health Secretary Wes Streeting defended the launch of the Casey commission on social care, stating that it will report next year and lay the groundwork for a national care service. He addressed criticism that the commission was delaying necessary reforms, emphasizing the government's commitment to improving care for older and disabled people.
Wes Streeting hit back at claims that the Casey commission would take too long to act, saying ‘it’s reporting next year’. Cross-party talks over the future of social care will begin next month as the health secretary hit back over criticism that a commission launched on Friday but attracted criticism for kicking much-needed reforms “into the long grass”. Its final recommendations will not be made until 2028.
The commission will be charged with developing plans for a new national care service, which was a key Labour election manifesto pledge. In an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Streeting faced repeated criticism for squandering the opportunity presented by a parliamentary majority to implement change quickly and instead launching another commission. Streeting said: “I think that would be a fair criticism if we weren’t already acting on social care, if we hadn’t already done a lot in the first six months, if we weren’t announcing further action today, and if we weren’t clear about the fact that part one of the Casey commission isn’t reporting in 2028 – it’s reporting next year, and it will outline what we need to do during this parliament to lay the foundations for a national care service.” If implemented, the idea is billed as the biggest shake-up to social care in England in decades, but its parameters will not be defined until the commission reports back. Describing what he thought it would entail, Streeting said a national care service would be “about national standards – consistent access to higher quality care for older and disabled people everywhere in the country”
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