14 July 2009
The government has published Shaping the Future of Care Together, its proposal to establish a national care service in which anyone who meets a new England-wide eligibility threshold will be entitled to some state funding for their personal care. With this paper the government has also begun the first ever national debate on the reform of adult care and support in England - the Big Care Debate.
Care Quality Commission's response to the publication of the 'Shaping the Future of Care Together' Green Paper:
"We welcome the publication of ‘Shaping the Future of Care Together' Green Paper.
"Our forthcoming 'State of care' report and wide-ranging stakeholder engagement will inform not only our response to this consultation, but also the debate about the shape, organisation and funding of a new care and support system in England. We have also highlighted the need for a new 'compact' between the individual, the family and the state."
"In this way we particularly welcome the opportunity that the Green Paper gives for a debate that will lead to greater clarity around what people can expect from a future care system.
"We are pleased to see that the social care workforce has been publicly acknowledged as playing an important role in shaping the new care and support system.
"Whatever proposals for change finally emerge, the priority has to be ensuring that people have access to a national care system that is simple, fair and affordable, with support that meet their needs."
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About the Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve.
We monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety and we publish what we find to help people choose care.