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Burnham says social and palliative care needs to be fixed before assisted dying is debated
He will seek public input on funding and delivery after warning the system has failed families and is costing the National Health Service billions.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham relaunched his bid for a National Care Service, aiming to run social care on the NHS principle—free at the point of use based on need rather than income.
- Burnham, whose father has Alzheimer's disease, described the current system as unfair, speaking from the heart about why reform is essential for millions facing similar struggles.
- Baroness Louise Casey's social care review will be accelerated to report next year, while total expenditure on adult social care in England reached £34.5 billion in 2024-5. Burnham acknowledged that 'difficult, difficult decisions' on taxes may be required.
- Burnham initiated cross-party talks with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, though Reform UK leader Nigel Farage—excluded from discussions—accused him of 'conspiring behind closed doors' to impose tax rises.
- Defining what society wants from social care before deciding on funding is essential, according to Nuffield Trust's Natasha Curry, as successive governments have historically avoided reform, deeming it 'too difficult' and politically risky.
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The UK Prime Minister wants to implement a national system to prevent the financial ruin of many elderly people.
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