Adult Social Care in England Debate
Full Debate: Read Full DebateLord Bichard
Main Page: Lord Bichard (Crossbench - Life peer)Department Debates - View all Lord Bichard's debates with the Department of Health and Social Care
(6 years, 10 months ago)
Lords ChamberI am sorry to disappoint the noble Baroness but I am not able to give her any more details on the timing of the consultation.
Will the Minister reassure the House that the long-delayed Green Paper will address not just resources but some of the other points that have already been raised, and maybe one or two others? For example, how do we recruit, retain and motivate a high-quality workforce? How do we provide urgent support for many small providers, which are struggling to survive, let alone improve the quality of the service? How do we make use of the digital potential that exists, which is currently not being realised? How do we get a real integration of health and social care services around the client? Will he reassure the House that these issues will be addressed explicitly?
The consultation is looking primarily at the funding situation but in doing so it will have to consider the shape of the market and making sure that the whole system is put on a sustainable basis for the future, which obviously will involve looking at some of the issues the noble Lord has highlighted.