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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox

Inside the complicated social care system – and how much it could really cost to reform

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has made much of his pledge to reform the adult social care system in England, having vowed to “grasp the nettle”.

The new Labour prime minister is set to hold a summit in Downing Street on Wednesday with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey to begin the process of thrashing out a way to deliver social care before it collapses the NHS.

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