You can find news releases about the care and support debate in this section of the site. We’ll be updating this section regularly and adding more useful information in the coming weeks.
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July 24, 2008 posted by Editor
Care Service Minister Ivan Lewis will be in London today as part of his six-month tour of events debating the future shape of the care and support system in the UK.
July 21, 2008 posted by Editor
Sir Michael Parkinson and Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis will be in Yorkshire today as part of a national dignity tour to ensure that all people using care and health services are treated with respect at all times. They will also be presenting the Bethel Road Extra Care scheme in Barnsley with a cheque worth £3.8 million.
July 14, 2008 posted by Editor
Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis will visit Leicester today as part of a national tour to ensure that all people using care and health services are treated with respect at all times. He will also hear views from local experts on shaping the future of the care and support system.
June 16, 2008 posted by Editor
Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis will visit Manchester today as part of a national tour to ensure that all people using care and health services are treated with respect at all times. He will also hear views from local experts on shaping the future of care and support services.
May 12, 2008 posted by Editor
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Health Secretary Alan Johnson today launched an intense six month debate about the future shape of care and support services.
The New Statesman online has published one of three articles from our first Stakeholder themed debate, ‘Equality and Human Rights’. Read what others are saying: http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2008/08/family-care-support-rights
