Social care reform needs leadership at every level, says the National Skills Academy for the sector

The employer led National Skills Academy for Social Care has today supported the need for reform of social care as called for by the Care and Support Alliance in its letter to the Prime Minister. The letter from the group of charities highlights the need for political leadership, but there is equally a need to address leadership in the sector so that the quality of care itself improves as the system undergoes reform.

Diane Lawson, Chief Executive of the National Skills Academy, said: “It is clearly unacceptable that 800,000 older and vulnerable people are not able to access basic care and support."