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Social care

The social care system remains beset by deep and long-term financial challenges, high vacancy levels and provider instability. Promises of change through government reform plans became mired in a cost of living crisis, leaving the sector in hugely uncertain times.

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Key work in this area

Social care home

Building a resilient social care system in England: What can be learnt from the first wave of Covid-19?

Report
  • 05/05/2023
  • Natasha Curry | Camille Oung | Nina Hemmings | Adelina Comas-Herrera | William Byrd

Through a glass darkly: the unseen crisis in home care

Blog post
  • 01/12/2021
  • Camille Oung

Fractured and forgotten? The social care provider market in England

Report
  • 16/04/2021
  • Natasha Curry | Camille Oung

What can England learn from the long-term care system in Germany?

Report
  • 11/09/2019
  • Natasha Curry | Laura Schlepper | Nina Hemmings

Adult social care in the four countries of the UK

Comment series
  • 02/02/2023

Falling short: How far have we come in improving support for unpaid carers in England?

Report
  • 10/10/2022
  • Charlotte Paddison | Nadia Crellin

Latest work on this topic

Nuffield Trust response to new NAO report on social care

Press release
  • 10/11/2023

Growth in social care workforce welcome but international recruitment not a long-term fix

Press release
  • 12/10/2023

Building community health and care capacity: Reflections from other countries

Briefing
  • 29/08/2023
  • Sarah Reed | Emma Dodsworth

Priorities for the future of social care

The social care system remains beset by long-term financial challenges, high vacancy levels and provider instability. Helen Whately MP provides her ministerial view on government priorities in this area alongside a panel of social care experts to discuss ways forward. Session at Nuffield Trust Summit 2023.

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