The Green Paper

The Green Paper on the future funding of Long Term Care will be launched this afternoon in the House of Commons.

I know I am showing off but I have been to a breakfast meeting this morning with the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Health and the Minister for Social Care to discuss the Green Paper. I still don’t know what is actually in the Green Paper but the indications are that the Government is looking to create a National Care Service.

The thoughts that are in my mind of course are about:

“Will there be any new money?”

Indications are that there will not but further information will be available later this afternoon.

I said at the meeting that members of National Care Association will enter into the debate. The consultation will last until late in November.

I am going to a launch event at 2pm along with National Care Association Chairman Nadra Ahmed and I will post another note before 10 am tomorrow and hopefully tonight.