I agree with Sonia Sodha that there are risks to doing nothing on social care (“Labour had plenty of time to ponder social care. Now it has a chance to deliver”, Comment). Dementia is the biggest health and social care challenge of our time but the current system is not set up to meet the needs of almost 1 million people living with dementia in the UK.
We welcome the announcement of an independent commission on adult social care in England, but with the commission’s final report not due until 2028, many people with dementia cannot afford to wait for change. We need to see clear, concrete actions set out in the commission’s interim findings next year and see progress on these actions within this parliament.
