There are over 5 million unpaid carers in England & Wales. Caring is so rewarding but without the right support, it can come at a personal & financial cost. The next govt must reform social care, including support for carers. More on unpaid carers here ⬇️ health.org.uk/publications/l…

The next government must *finally* implement a cap on social care costs to protect people with the greatest lifetime care needs. For more on this – and The Health Foundation estimates of the relatively modest costs – see ⬇️ health.org.uk/publications/l…

On an average day in May 4,700 patients waited in A&E for more than 12 hours. 300,000 have been on the waiting list over a year. Things are so much worse than a decade ago. What’s happened, why and what’s needed to fix things? A🧵on our new long read: 1/14

🧵 NHS waiting times are a key election issue. With 6.3mil people waiting for elective care and 25% waiting >4 hours in A&E, the challenge ahead is huge. Our latest analysis looks at how the next government can improve hospital waits in England ⬇️ health.org.uk/publications/l…

Buenos días! Great piece by Adrian Romero RTVE Noticias Spanish state media on our new government’s challenges for the economy, health and immigration - interviewing Yael Selfin Lucinda Allen and me

Important work from Nina Hemmings Lucinda Allen and colleagues on social care pay this morning. Some shocking facts in the report about how poorly these vital roles are paid. They look at 5 options …

Once again, councils look to give the government cover to delay the cap on care costs. The cap was recommended by Dilnot in 2011, legislated for in 2014 and first set to be implemented in 2016.

Lucinda Allen Skills for Care Cyril Lobont The new govt must urgently address low pay by tackling illegal underpayment of wages & consulting the sector on a sector minimum wage & national pay scale. If they get this right, it's an opportunity to improve the lives of thousands of care workers & the quality of people’s care

Lucinda Allen Skills for Care Cyril Lobont This was a joint report - it's been a pleasure to work with coauthors Lucinda Allen Hugh Alderwick Ruth Thorlby Hanan Burale Cyril Lobont Natasha Curry, alongside Rodney Ortiz Rivera Jon Cylus at European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies & our superstellar comms teams across both Nuffield Trust & The Health Foundation✨

Rachel Reeves says she will not take forward adult social care charging reform and the cap on care costs. During the election campaign Wes Streeting said Labour were committed to the cap. 1/3

What do Scotland, Wales, New Zealand, Australia and France have in common? They have, to date, taken more ambitious steps than England to improve care worker pay. My new long read follows up on recent report with Nina Hemmings Lucinda Allen The Health Foundation to take more of a look.