Social Care Reform in England: taking stock and setting the agenda

GOLTC Social Care Reform in England Interest Group webinar

Date: 9 July 2025 

Time: 1pm-2pm BST 

Link: Register to join on Zoom

Join us for the first webinar of the Social Care Reform in England interest group, with an analysis of the current state of social care in England, and overview of what  we can learn from the history of social care reform attemps in England and a reflection on the impacts of the lack of reform on people who draw on care and support.

The webinar will cover:

1. Introduction to the Global Observatory of Long-Term care and to the Social Care Reform in England Interest Group (Adelina Comas-Herrera, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE)
2. The state of Social Care in England, Simon Bottery (King’s Fund) and Natasha Curry (Nuffield Trust)
3. How did we get here? An overview of social care reform proposals and debates in England, Richard Humphries (Health Foundation)
4. When reform stalls: The real-life cost for people who draw on care and support, Clenton Farquharson (Think Local Act Personal)
5. Discussion

Recommended reading on Social Care Reform in England:

Bottery S. and Curry N. (2025) Long-Term Care System Profile: England. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://goltc.org/system-profile/england/

Bottery S. and Jefferies D. (2025) Social Care 360. The King’s Fund.

Glasby J, Farquharson C, Needham C, Hamblin K. Adult social care reform cannot afford to wait BMJ 2025; 388 :r63 doi:10.1136/bmj.r63

Humphries R. Social care reform is welcome, but success will rely on political commitment BMJ 2025; 388 :r14 doi:10.1136/bmj.r14

Humphries R. (2022) Ending the Social Care Crisis – a new road to reform, University of Bristol Policy Press, October 2022, https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ending-the-social-care-crisis https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ending-the-social-care-crisis