To quote the prime minister’s first speech on the steps of Downing Street, the country "voted decisively for change, for national renewal" and the scale of the task in England that the new government inherits cannot be underestimated.
Richard Servian from BASW's Black Country Branch explores why the next UK Government must commit to properly funding social work and social care in England.
Nobody should accept derogatory language that seeks to locate the blame with the person currently in hospital - as if they are somehow responsible for another person having to wait.
In this blog, I wish to focus not on the appointment process, or the chair himself - rather, on the hundreds of thousands of care experienced people this review will impact, many of whom will remain forever anonymous and unknown to us.