Louise Casey on why successive govt's have failed to reform adult social care:
"Possibly quite simple. I'm not sure who's taken policy responsibility for social care in last decades. It falls between two depts [MHCLG and DHSC]. Streeting wants to lean into social care, but it falls in the cracks"
Casey: "Everyone says we need to do something about adult social care. But because it is not a political or structural priority in government, nothing gets done"
"Reform is not just a question of money. I'll take money, but it's not just about money"
Still not clear to me why that changes now
Jan 13, 2026 10:32Also says "DHSC is not the Department of Health and Social Care, but the National Hospital Service"
Might have to steal that line
