The Politics of Social Care Reform in the UK: Delivery, Drift or Decay?
Co-sponsored by GTC Care Initiative: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/academic/health-care/care-initiative

This talk focuses on why it has been so difficult to reform social care in the four nations of the UK. It explores not just the policy complexity of the issues but also the contested politics of making progress on reform. It compares progress in the four nations of the UK, highlighting distinctive issues in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Looking forward, as England embarks on development of a National Care Service, it explores what can be learned from the difficulties Scotland has faced in advancing its own National Care Service plans.

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Booking is required for people outside of the Department of Social Policy and Intervention (DSPI). DSPI Members do not need to register.
Date: 6 February 2025, 16:00
Venue: Green Templeton College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HG
Venue Details: EP Abraham Lecture Theatre, Green Templeton College
Speaker: Professor Catherine Needham (University of Birmingham)
Organising department: Department of Social Policy and Intervention
Organisers: Dr Rosella Ciccia (University of Oxford), Professor Mary Daly (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: communications@spi.ox.ac.uk
Part of: DSPI Hilary Term Seminar Series 2025: Perspectives on Care
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://forms.office.com/e/zJx2YMywWx
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editors: Faith Inch, Zoe Burns