Social Care

For decades Government's have promised that they will solve the social care crisis, but in reality not enough has changed.

In November 2023, Damian delivered an open letter signed by hundreds of supporters to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, showing them that people, like you want to see change now.

You can read the open letter here 

Damian's long standing interest in reforming social care has led him to write multiple policy papers on different aspects of the social care sector and how reform can bring meaningful change. Below is a list of all the policy papers Damian has written and contributed to.

Attachments

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Fixing the Care Crisis.pdf 346.96 KB
A Care System for the Future.pdf 4.07 MB
Social Care Workforce - Averting a Crisis.pdf 1.98 MB
Mind the Cap_0.pdf 1.58 MB
Integrating Health and Social Care.pdf 1.31 MB
Campaigns

Investment at the William Harvey

Over recent years I have campaigned successfully to see off the threat to close the A&E services at the William Harvey which came from the idea a new so-called “super-hospital” in Canterbury. That idea has now gone away.

See Also

Social Care

For decades Government's have promised that they will solve the social care crisis, but in reality not enough has changed.

News

The Social Care Workforce in Kent

One of the central points of my Social Care Campaign was the need for reform to the social care workforce and how we need both more workers and better paid ones.

 

Social Care Policy Papers

My long standing interest in reforming social care has led me to write multiple policy papers on different aspects of the social care sector and how reform can bring meaningful change. Below is a list and brief description of all the policy papers I have written and contributed to:

 

Let's fix social care now before it's too late

Political crises come and go, but the crisis of social care has been growing for decades, and still needs a comprehensive solution. I have been trying to push it up the political agenda for years and will keep doing so, for a number of reasons.