Archbishop of Canterbury calls for best possible care for all as a ‘national obligation’
- Social care ‘covenant’: how might archbishop’s plan work?
The archbishop of Canterbury has called for a new “covenant” on social care between the state and the people, similar to the provision of the NHS and education, which makes “absolute value and dignity” the top priority.
Justin Welby, the leader of the Church of England, said that focusing on managing the cost of social care, a priority in the latest government reforms, is “the wrong way round” because it fails to consider what people who need care want.
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