I would like to start by wishing everybody a happy and peaceful New Year.<\/p>\n
Last year, the Care and Support Green Paper, the Big Care Debate consultation and the Government\u2019s plan for free personal care put care and support at the top of the public and political agenda.<\/p>\n
But this is only a starting point on the long road towards creating a National Care Service for all adults in England that is fair, easy to understand and makes it easier to access services.<\/p>\n
There are still many challenges ahead as we work to create a National Care Service that guarantees that everyone will get at least some of their care paid for by the State.<\/p>\n
We also want to guarantee consistent assessment \u2013 so you get a fair package wherever you live, whatever you need. And we want to guarantee high quality, personalised care packages built around each person\u2019s particular needs.<\/p>\n
An element of the National Care Service is about prevention, about building a system that\u2019s geared to help people stay independent and stay in their own home for as long as possible.
\nTo achieve this, public services and councils need to continue their excellent recent work, such as the ongoing studies on the effectiveness of telehealth and telecare, and of re-ablement.<\/p>\n
They must push forward with programmes such as Joint Improvement Partnerships, Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships, and the Partnerships for Older People Projects,\u00a0continuing to transform the workforce and build services that genuinely fit around people\u2019s individual needs is imperative.<\/p>\n
It means breaking down the walls between social services, housing and health departments so that people get a more complete package of support.<\/p>\n
It means getting into the habit of stepping in early so that people are helped long before their condition deteriorates.<\/p>\n
And it means being more innovative in the way we deliver care services. It means finding the tipping point where the traditional models of care give way to much more enlightened and diverse options, based around people having real choice and control through personal budgets.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the vision, the challenges we face arise from how we make it a reality.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Of how do we pay for all this in a fair, sustainable way?
\n–\u00a0How do we deliver on these promises in a consistent way?
\n–\u00a0How do we use the full range of resources at our disposal?
\n–\u00a0How do we draw together statutory provision, with third sector and independent involvement in the best way?
\n–\u00a0And how do we also nurture the absolutely fundamental role that friends and family play in supporting older people?<\/p>\n
The care and support White Paper, due for publication this year, will spell out our answers to these questions \u2013 in response to last year\u2019s Big Care Debate consultation.<\/p>\n
2009 was a big year for the care and support sector, and it is up to us to make sure that all of the good work comes to fruition in 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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