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The future of adult care and support in England

The Government is working to create a new National Care Service for England that is fair, simple and affordable. How should it be structured and paid for? Tell us what you think of the options for reform. This is the Big Care Debate.

What's new

Changing Face

Watch our first two celebrity videos and see what people have been saying in our latest roadshow video.

Big Care Debate roadshows are now confirmed for Bath and Oxford.

Details of Care Services Minister Phil Hope's webchat on carers.org  here.

Roadshows: Bristol, Swindon, Taunton, Greenhithe, Reading, Northampton, Ashford and Basingstoke.

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Big Care Debate - celebrity video 2
Published 3 Nov 2009, duration 1m43 Big Care Debate - celebrity video 1
Published 3 Nov 2009, duration 4m16 Big Care Debate Roadshow - Croydon
Published 3 Nov 2009, duration 2m28 Shaping the Future of Care Together - Launch Video (subtitled)
Published 20 Oct 2009, duration 5m51

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David Behan
Director General of Social Care Department of Health

Improving Benefits for Everyone

When we launched the Big Care Debate in July, our plan was to start a nationwide discussion on the reform of adult care and support in England. With well over 3,000 responses to this website alone, the consultation period is so far living up to its name. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed [...]

  • 25 September 2009
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