The new Labour government has set out its plans in the King’s Speech.
During the debate, Marie emphasised the need to fix social care as a critical part of fixing the NHS.
In her speech, Marie said: “For too long, social care and the needs of elderly and vulnerable patients have not been adequately considered, but social care is just as important as our national health service.”
Moving onto what Labour needs to do, Marie continued: “Labour has promised, rightly, to set up a national care service, thereby finally putting care on a par with the NHS, because it needs to be a modern healthcare system. There needs to be sector of social and healthcare professions. The reforms need to look at the funding model, at-home treatment, staffing issues and, crucially, the integration with the NHS.”
