MPs warn social care needs substantial investment to fix ‘broken’ system

<p>Cross-party group’s report emphasises risk of failure after finding 3.5 million people not getting care they need</p><p>A cross-party group of MPs has warned attempts to reform adult social care are doomed to fail unless ministers accept major investment is needed to overhaul a “broken” system that was failing millions of people.</p><p>Reform of social care was typically seen by governments as a “burden” on the taxpayer, and a “drain on resources” rather than a positive boost to people’s lives, the NHS and the economy, said the health and social care select committee.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/05/mps-warn-social-care-needs-substantial-investment-to-fix-broken-system">Continue reading...</a>