Part 2: How do we reform social care?

Until recently Baroness Louise Casey was going to deliver her huge review of English social care by 2028. Then the PM changed and so did the date. Now the whole shebang is timed for next summer. Last week we looked at what we mean by social care, who gets it, who provides it and who pays for it. And why our current system is deficient.

This week we find out what the alternatives are, how much they’d cost and who’d pay.

Guests:

Thea Stein, Chief Executive of the Nuffield Trust

Simon Bottery, who leads independent charity The King's Fund's work on adult social care

Sir Andrew Dilnot, the economist who was asked by the government back in 2010 to chair a commission to find a fair and sustainable way of funding adult social care in England

Production team:

Presenter: David Aaronovitch

Producers: Ben Carter, Sally Abrahams and Kirsteen Knight

Editor: Richard Vadon

Sound engineer: James Beard

Production co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Maria Ogundele