Show Notes
In the latest episode, Michael chats to Gerard Crofton-Martin, Interim CEO of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), about why social care remains one of the most misunderstood yet critically important parts of our society.
Michael and Gerard unpack:
Why so many people assume social care is free like the NHS (and the consequences when reality hits). The complexity of the system, from funding and local authorities to private providers and national policy. Why social care struggles to gain political attention, despite affecting the majority of people later in life. How public misunderstanding and cultural discomfort around ageing, death, and dependency hold back reform. The growing pressures on the system, including rising demand, increasing complexity of need and workforce challenges. The role of organisations like SCIE in shaping policy, improving practice and feeding frontline insights back into government. What a better system could look like, from national care standards to more localised, community-driven care models.
This episode presents a system-level view of social care and highlights why meaningful reform depends on greater public awareness and engagement.
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