Adult social care funding: viewpoints
The LGA and ADASS invited senior figures from across the care and support sector to provide their perspective on some of the issues covered in their report, Adult social care funding: 2014 state of the nation. This is Richard Humphries' viewpoint.
By Richard Humphries - 28 October 2014
NHS social care: how to make those who would benefit pay for radical improvements
The predictable and understandable reluctance to talk about higher taxation before the election means that the funding challenge facing the NHS is not being adequately addressed.
By Kate Barker - 7 October 2014
Our priorities for the next government
With the general election coming at a pivotal time for health and social care, we set out our view of the key challenges and priorities for the next government.
A new settlement for health and social care: Final report
The final report from the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England.
By Kate Barker - 4 September 2014
Thoughts on the first 100 days of the next government
As part of the Local Government Association's new campaign, Investing in our nation's future: the first 100 days of the next government, Richard Humphries details what the Fund would like from the next government in its first 100 days in office.
Why we need a single budget for health and social care
Hard choices have to be faced to ensure our health and social care systems meet the challenges of the 21st century, says commission chair Kate Barker
By Kate Barker - 3 April 2014
A new settlement for health and social care: Interim report
The interim report from the independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England explains why England needs a single health and social care system, with a ring-fenced, singly commissioned budget, and more closely aligned entitlements.
Take care with pension reforms
The freeing up of pension pots announced in the Budget could have unintended negative consequences for the social care system. These need to be urgently addressed.
Making the care system fit for an ageing population
Richard Humphries looks at how social care can meet one of this generation's biggest policy challenges in an opinion article for Community Care.
Estimate of future social care funding gap following the Spending Review
Note prepared for the Health Select Committee Inquiry into public expenditure, giving an estimate of the future social care funding gap following the Spending Review 2010.
By Richard Humphries et al - 24 November 2010
The Spending Review and Social Care
For adult social care, the Spending Review settlement is about as good as it could get. It promises allocates £2 billion a year of additional funding by 2014-15 to support social care, £1b of which sits within the NHS.
Place-based approaches and the NHS: lessons from Total Place
This report captures the content of a conference held by The King's Fund to assess the involvement of the NHS in the Total Place programme.
By Richard Humphries et al - 1 October 2010
Securing good care for more people: Options for reform
This report on social care proposes new, fairer funding arrangements, a review of the current settlement for older people and reforms to the benefits system.
By Richard Humphries et al - 16 March 2010
Consultation response: Department of Health consultation on personal care at home
A formal response to the Department of Health's draft guidance on proposals for regulation and guidance in relation to the draft legislation on personal care at home.