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8 February 2010 Age Concern and Help the Aged respond to Prime Minister's speech on health and social care reform In response to the Prime Minister’s speech on health and social care reform at the King’s Fund, Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director for Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: 'Gordon Brown’s speech today will bring hope to millions of older people and their families who are being failed by a crumbling and inadequate care system. 'People in later life dignity and fairness and Gordon Brown has clearly pledged that his party will reform the care system to help achieve this. 'Introducing legally enforceable guarantees to create greater choice and personalisation will move away from a ‘one size fits all’ approach and towards a system better suited to individual need. 'Everyone deserves a fair and easy to use care service. We keenly anticipate proposals for a new National Care Service in the forthcoming White Paper and look forward to the Government backing its pledge to support people in later life with the resources to achieve it.' - ENDS -
Notes to Editors Age UK is the new force combining Age Concern and Help the Aged. We will be known by our new name from Spring 2010. The Age UK family includes Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI. Contact: Vicky Smith, Age Concern and Help the Aged media team. Telephone 020 8765 7515 (out-of-hours: 07071 243 243) or email media@ace.org.uk |
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