NHS reform: Social Care is the elephant in the room if we want to save our NHS

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Commenting on the Prime Minister's speech this morning on the state of the NHS, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said: 

“The damage that the former Conservative Government has caused to our NHS & social care system is unforgivable and today’s Darzi Report is a scathing and sobering reminder of this. 

"The Liberal Democrats have long called for reform- moving healthcare from hospitals to home, and from treatment to prevention. Moreover, the elephant in the room is that we cannot reform our NHS without reforming social care, and the Liberal Democrats will continue to push the Government to take up our plans to fix not just our NHS but the social care system too.”

ENDS